Since I've moved to North Greenville I've been homesick. Most of the time, I'm a happy, well-adjusted freshman who really does enjoy college life. Homesickness, however, is inevitable for a freshman. I've lived with the same people for eighteen years. I know my family inside and out and the routine of life together seemed as natural as breathing. College, however, separated me completely from my family. There are obviously good and bad sides to that and I know we all must break away sometime. I did it, and I'm surviving! I do, however, get homesick from time to time. I miss seeing my family, eating my mom's food (that may be the thing I miss most), being at my home church, and driving without the aid of my GPS. On those days where I just can't stand it and a phone call isn't quite enough, I have a glorious thing called Skype!
Skype is a free, downloadable program that allows anyone with high speed internet access and a web cam to video call anyone else with the same features on their computer. (Skype allows its users to do many other things such as chat, call landlines, and much more, but I want to focus on the video calls.) Aside from the undeniable cool factor, Skype allows people who are far from each other to communicate "face to face". I can see and talk to my family, despite the fact that they're three hours away! It is amazing to see their expressions and hear their stories on my computer! If it were not for Skype, I think I'd be homesick a lot more.
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I love Skype. My sister moved to New York in January so I never get to see her. Now that I'm in college I have Skype. It's great. I love being able to actually see her and talk to her at the same time.
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