I knew that going to school far away would create an even bigger void between me and my friends back home. I have an entirely different life, and just like every time I move and re-establish myself, I'm incredibly proud of what I've made. But this break, coming home has felt funny. There are only a few people I actually want to see, that I've made an effort to hang out with. I've been to the school three times, each for actual business (requesting letters of reference, retrieving Girl Scout cookies
) but going into that building makes me sick and I never wanted to be one of those college kids that comes back to their HS all the time. I hate that building, and most of all now, I hate high schoolers.
At college I essentially live in a bubble. There are few people over 22 on campus (save professors) and NO children running around (unless you count us freshmen). Real life wouldn't be so bad if I weren't in this stupid town any more. The suburbs get me down. You can't walk anywhere, you have to drive, and while I like driving, I hate the hassle of traffic and parking and organizing all my shit into the car. Plus it's not exercise.
I also hate this house. It's huge and cluttered full of shit and appliances that don't work properly.
I can't wait to graduate early and move to a real apartment and get a real job and have a REAL life. Maybe then the high schools won't be so annoying, because I'll be so far removed from that. Right now, it's just that I refuse to believe I was the same way in HS.
Still dreaming of San Francisco....