Finding it hard adjusting to being home after a school year away from it? I am. And I don’t know what to do. My life seemed to be entirely manageable at school. The differences between school and home are drastic. To summarize my feelings: I prefer the environment at school.
First, the parents. At school, the only people over 40 I see are my professors. Now I am surrounded by ancient byproducts of generation X. They drink boxed wine and talk about stuff that I find hard to engage — like having a discussion for ten minutes about what the difference is between two sorts of salad at a carry out pizza place. asdfl;lkj and it is making me crazy and I have been home only 24 hours. :\
Second, location location location. Unfortunately, I live in suburbia. No doubt: I am totally grateful for having a place to live let alone live in a nice home. But the people here mostly suck. They are either dirt old or really young. Because the demographic in my home city is mainly old white retirees, everything is set up to be slow, private, and done for you. I prefer to live the opposite: fast, open, and do shit myself. …so getting sufficient exercise, getting around to see friends, etc is very difficult because it is either limited or requires the use of a car to indirectly achieve the desired effect. …at school, I could just walk almost everywhere.
Third, my lifestyle vs. theirs. While at school, I have developed a way of living that is pleasing to me. Thank goodness I don’t purposely lead a life that I hate. My parents happen to live quite differently. One example is our sleep schedules. I prefer to stay up ridiculously late and go to bed really early in the morning and my parents prefer the exact opposite. This almost completely eliminates the possibility of doing things involving loud noise i.e.: play my guitar, listen to music through speakers, etc.
…you get the point. I don’t think I should live at home any longer. Howev, I don’t want to complain about everything. To avoid being sucked into a vortex of negativity, here are the things that I really enjoy about being home:
1. I love my family, my mom, dad, and brother. Being home does enable me to directly express my love for each when I choose.
2. Reduced cost of living – fortunately, my parents have graciously extended to me the luxury of not having to pay for the basic resources I use while at home i.e.: electricity, rent, hot water, etc. For that I am extremely grateful.
