Coming back to school after only one year (and technically not even that), you're going to know a lot more people than you will coming back in future years. You could get a free place to sleep if your friends are cool enough to let you crash in their rooms (which mine were), you can watch your old cross country team run and still know everyone's name (or at least only have to write down two of the freshmen's names on your hand), and you can meet up for a nice dinner to catch up with everyone.
The catching up part, though, could be the downside. Everyone's going to ask you how things are going, and if you're like me and are having a bit of a rough patch (and don't feel bad if you are - it's normal for recent grads), then trying to fake the happiness and\or telling the boring truth get's really old really fast. Your first year out it's hard to have done much with your life, so for me I felt like I wasn't meeting peoples expectations when I told them I worked part time at the Humane Society while working on my writing. Have I finished my story? Ummm... no. Yeah, I know I had two full months were I wasn't picking up dog poop, but you know how things come up....
Yeah, that part's sort of a bummer when you realize you really haven't done much since leaving the safety of college life. But you've got to focus on the fun activities of Homecoming so you can keep your mood up, and what better way than to go into the crypts of your school's church?! (Hey, I went to an all girls Catholic school - there's not much else to do at Homecoming.)
So my question to you: Did you go to Homecoming this year, and if so, what was your favorite part?
And my challenge to you: Even if you don't go to Homecoming, try to meet up with your old college friends. It's the best part about going back to school.
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