As I read this second chapter a few thoughts ran through my head. I remember how after high school I was unsure about what I wanted to do, but I was curious about the college life. I knew for a fact that I wanted to continue my education and do something with my life. So I enrolled in college at NDSU, the one thing I didn’t realize is that it is not like high school. Not so much that the studies were extremely difficult, but as far as knowing and seeing friend’s every day in the halls or in class that is what made it difficult for me. I remember always being home sick, driving home every weekend and I mean literally every weekend. Some days I would even skip class on Fridays just to get a head start for home. However, after that year of schooling I was still interested in getting my education I just figured out that i needed to be somewhere either close to home or with plenty of friends to keep me occupied when i wasn’t focused on my studies. I definitely get where the children said they would try sneaking into seeing brothers or sisters who were placed in different homes even though it was strictly segregated in gender. As I read how the author placed the comments of [laughter] I can totally picture myself doing that as I look back on my experience in Fargo.
As I read your post, I can understand where your coming from. I moved to Phoenix when I was 20 and it was so far from home and I would get so lonesome. That phone call wouldn't cut it, and it wasn't that easy to cruise home for the weekend. I did end up lasting about 4 months there and the experiences were great. But I didn't have no family there, just my friends. I could see how the boarding school students had to form close bonds to stay together and make each other comfortable.
ReplyDeleteI think a lot of people can relate to being homesick. I used to miss a lot of classes on Mondays and Fridays as well. I would go home and dread driving back to school. My studies were very difficult mostly because I didn’t really want to be there because I was always thinking about my family.
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