i always hated vacations as a kid because id get homesick. not for my family or anything, but for the windchimey sound of the summer breeze through cattail reeds and the feeling of my best friends lawn against my tired spine. as i get closer and closer to college, i become increasingly more anxious about moving away. i'm excited to be on my own, but the prospect of leaving the familiarity of my cicada swarm lullabies and chickadee alarm clock for a cramped dormitory space is sort of devastating.

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