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How To Come Home After Having An Adventure

How To Come Home After Having An Adventure

Jonah Venegas Jonah Venegas
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So, yes, study abroad. It will change your life. It will broaden your horizons. It will *insert study abroad cliché statement here.* It’ll probably do all of those things.

19 GIFs That Perfectly Capture The Experience Of Being Home For The Holidays

19 GIFs That Perfectly Capture The Experience Of Being Home For The Holidays

Madison Moore Madison Moore
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Going home — there’s nothing like it!

Sooner Or Later, We All Return Home

Sooner Or Later, We All Return Home

Essa Waag Essa Waag
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The roads are the same. The buildings haven’t changed. Everything is familiar.

7 Things To Be Wary Of When You Go Home For The Holidays

7 Things To Be Wary Of When You Go Home For The Holidays

Jen Glantz Jen Glantz
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Everything is exactly how you remember it…. So far.

11 Things You Inevitably End Up Doing When You Visit Home As An Adult

11 Things You Inevitably End Up Doing When You Visit Home As An Adult

Miranda Steinway Miranda Steinway
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This means everything feels foreign again.

The Therapeutic Benefits Of Your Childhood Home

The Therapeutic Benefits Of Your Childhood Home

Kara Nesvig Kara Nesvig
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Sometimes, when I feel the crunch of gravel under my wheels for the first time in months, I stop the car on the road.

These Are The Things You Realize When You Go Back Home

These Are The Things You Realize When You Go Back Home

Brooke Lavery Brooke Lavery
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I don’t know about the rest of you, but there is something completely unnerving about being back in the house I grew up in.

21 Questions You Will Get Asked When You Go Home For The Holidays

21 Questions You Will Get Asked When You Go Home For The Holidays

Jen Glantz Jen Glantz
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The thing about long distance relationships with your family is that you can easily put an exclamation point on a conversation even when it’s not quite over.

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