Homesickness

I'm an RA at Stony Brook, which means that I stay here most of the time in order to do my job looking after and helping residents. This is great most of the time, and I truly like my job. However, every weekend that I am here, I miss my family. I don't live that far away at all, and I see them quite often, but I miss them just the same. I call my parents often, and I long for my mom's horrible homecooking and my dad's funny commentary. I miss my dogs, and my brother and sister, and wish that I could see them rather than just hear updates from them once a week. I know that this is just part of growing up, and you would think I would be used to it, considering I'm a junior in college now, but I guess maybe I won't ever be. Even though it is hard sometimes, I know it is good for me to branch out, and I will be home in just a few weeks time. Until then, I guess email and phone calls will have to suffice.