Going into Winter Break (I prefer Christmas Break, but political correctness and what not) I was not sure what to think. I’ve always been a pretty independent person, and being from Florida, the combination of expenses and a lack of desire to return home made this the first time I would fly from DFW back to Tampa International.
This brings me back to what I was unsure about. I had made all of these new friends, developing closer relationships than ever before in my life. There’s something about living with people that brings you closer together.
Now, I was going back to my high school friends. I knew that I had changed. The difference was that they hadn’t. And this new me didn’t really fit in with my old crowd.
So, I was at a crossroads. I had one or two old friends that I wanted to invest time into, but plenty of others who wanted to see me. As to not shun my old friendships, I made appearances at get-togethers and what not, but I just wanted to be back on campus. As soon as Christmas ended, my only real desire was to get back to my HOME, TCU.
We all come from different familial structures, and although I love my family, I was ready to get away from home. And honestly, living in Milton and willing to sound cliché, I have a family at my new home, which I miss dearly. Talking to my high school friends about their first semesters, I am convinced that the experience you get at TCU, especially living in Milton Daniel, is unlike any other in the country. I have close friends at every top university you have ever thought of, but after comparing, I am now sure that there is no place like Milton.
So, only a few more days left of Break, and I am on the edge of my seat to get back home. To TCU.
So very true! Such a great family in Milton so that you never feel alone! It’s definitely unique in the very best way! I have a lot of friends at other colleges who hardly know anyone else in their dorm, even their next door neighbor! That is so sad to me. In Milton there is rarely a face I don’t recognize or know.