My Homes
Throughout my whole live all I ever knew of as home was 101 Beacon street in Reading, MA. When moving to Hebron I still considered myself to only have one home at the time but that all changed when I went back to my house for the first time after two weeks of living at school. I now consider myself to have two homes, one here at Hebron and the other at my house. I never thought it would happen but it did. When I first stepped foot into my house after two weeks of being away it felt different, it didn’t feel like home at first. Walking into the kitchen with the smell of Chicken Ziti and Broccoli in the air and my dog running to me, it felt like I have never lived here before. Then walking up the stairs to my room and opening the door and thinking is this my room? Laying in my bed asking if this is what my bed felt like? At that moment it hit me, I now have two homes and it’s always going to feel like this.
First off my home at Hebron is way different than home at my house. I now share a room with my roommate and have my teachers as my “parents”. My room at school gives me a happy vibe and I feel like I can do a lot in there. Dan and I really went all in on our room setup, we have a couch we can sit on and relax while we watch tv or play xbox, posters on the walls, lights and of course a speaker to play our music. At my house my room seems simple, its smaller than the dorm, I don’t have a couch or lights but one thing I do have is a queen size bed that doesn’t shake like the bunk beds that me and dan sleep on now. One thing about my bed at school it feels softer and way different than the one at my house. Next my neighbors are my friends, if I wanna hangout with anyone their legit a couple steps away. This is different than home where I have to drive to meet people and I feel like I have to put more effort into it than I do at school. Also in the morning my classes are only a couple of steps away and all my food is mostly in one place. This is way different than home because I used to have to drive 20 minutes to school everyday and then sit in traffic on the way home. The food situation at school is the one thing that makes me miss my home at 101 Beacon the most. Sage dining just isn’t it, I have one good meal for every ten and find myself going over to the union alot. But i’m already getting sick of that because i’ve had everything on the menu. At 101 Beacon I can have whatever food I want when I want. If I want take out or my mom to cook me something I can get it. Also I don’t have set time periods to eat so being able to eat whenever I feel like it is way better.
My home at Hebron and my home at 101 Beacon are two different worlds. The vibe I feel at my house is different than the one here at school. At first it was weird going from school back to my house but now i’ve come to enjoy the experience. 101 Beacon will forever be my first home and the one I enjoy the most because I can do more there. However my home here at Hebron has been a great experience and i’ve enjoyed every moment of it. To be honest it’s nice having the change of scenery between the two because it makes you appreciate them even more. I’m glad to call Hebron and 101 Beacon my home because both have shaped me into the person I am today.