{"id":2616,"date":"2022-08-04T10:15:34","date_gmt":"2022-08-04T14:15:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.cedarville.edu\/studentlife\/?p=2616"},"modified":"2022-08-04T10:09:04","modified_gmt":"2022-08-04T14:09:04","slug":"how-to-stay-connected-with-home-but-also-connect-on-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cedarville.edu\/studentlife\/2022\/08\/04\/how-to-stay-connected-with-home-but-also-connect-on-campus\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Stay Connected With Home but Also Connect on Campus"},"content":{"rendered":"

When you\u2019re a new student at college, it can be difficult to manage your time, and even more so when you\u2019re trying to balance new experiences at Cedarville and keeping in touch with your loved ones from home. So how do you find your equilibrium between the two?<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Importance of Staying Connected With Home<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s your first week at Cedarville, you\u2019re all moved in, you\u2019ve met the people in your hall or unit, classes have started, and there is so much to fill your time! It\u2019s easy to get caught up in your freshman year with new freedom and new friends and forget to stay in touch with your roots, but that doesn\u2019t make it any less important. Especially if your parents or guardians have taken an active part in getting you to college, whether helping financially or helping you move in, a call home every once in a while to hear how you\u2019re doing will really brighten their day. The same can be said for siblings or friends from your hometown. Check in now and then to share your adventures and hear about their own.<\/span>
\nPhone calls are the tried-and-true method and good for long catch-up conversations or quick check-ins. Calling between classes may seem like not much time, but even short calls scattered throughout the week can help you keep up with your loved ones.<\/span>
\nVideo calls may be even better because you can see your friends\u2019 and family\u2019s faces! Though this route often requires some extra planning beforehand, it doesn\u2019t take long to set aside time in the evening to hear about your family\u2019s days and see their smiles.<\/span>
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Though letters are a more outdated method of communication nowadays, I have found that writing and receiving letters from home can be extra special. On days when you feel tired or stressed or discouraged (they happen to the best of us), reviewing old letters sent throughout the school year can give you the encouragement you need and remind you of the loving people God has put in your life.<\/span>
\nThere are many other ways you can keep in touch and stay connected with home. Making visits home or having family visit you during breaks or long weekends helps keep you going when you start to feel homesick. My family lives quite far from me and can\u2019t visit often, so we\u2019ve found that an app called Marco Polo \u2014 which lets you record and watch videos on your own time \u2014 helps us to keep track of each other\u2019s lives even when we\u2019re busy and can\u2019t schedule visits or phone calls. Social media can be an excellent tool in keeping up with friends and family from home, too, especially if you take the time to send or post updates you know they would be interested in and engage with their life updates.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Letting Yourself Forge Ahead<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Your family will be so happy to hear from you while you\u2019re away at school but remember it\u2019s okay to make boundaries and prioritize other things, too. You may not have time for a call home every single week, especially once homework and campus events start picking up. It\u2019s equally important to let your family know you will be busy sometimes and don\u2019t want to miss the opportunities life at Cedarville has for you. Let your family hold you lightly so you have the chance to explore the college experience as a new adult.<\/span>
\nOn the other hand, while many students don\u2019t call home enough, some new students fall into the other extreme. They may feel homesick immediately upon arriving at a new school and be reluctant to step outside their comfort zone. Calling home frequently is not bad, but depending on how often you do, it can disrupt your experience and infringe on your chance to be more independent. If this is you, take heart in knowing many other new students are experiencing the same thing you are; maybe it\u2019s their first time away from home, and maybe home is far away. But Cedarville has so much to offer, and you\u2019ll never get to experience it if you\u2019re too closely attached to home. Make friends, join clubs and orgs, get excited about your major! Let yourself forge ahead!<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Best Places to Connect on Campus<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

That\u2019s all good in theory, but how do you go about connecting on campus? I\u2019m pleased to say Cedarville makes this element of the college experience very easy. Especially if you\u2019re living on campus, like most of the student body, it is difficult <\/span>not<\/span><\/i> to connect. Your roommate and people living in your unit or hall will, of course, be some of the first people you interact with, and likely the people you interact with most frequently. If you\u2019re a shy person, you may be waiting for these people to approach you first, but I\u2019d encourage you to use this as a chance to challenge yourself and initiate first! Who knows? Maybe they\u2019re just as shy as you and were waiting on you to approach first.<\/span>
\nOrgs, a.k.a. campus clubs, are also one of the best ways to make new friends on campus. The Involvement Fair normally occurs the week after Getting Started, and it\u2019s at this event that all kinds of orgs will set up tables to meet new students and give out information. If you\u2019re looking for friends who share your interests, this is the place for you! Cedarville has orgs for practically everything, including dance, languages, photography, creative writing, art, sports intramurals\u2014even Nerf wars! Ministry and service orgs are some of the most popular and provide a great way to make close friendships while also helping the community. You can find a list of every org <\/span>online<\/span><\/a>.<\/span>
\nCedarville also offers D-Groups, or discipleship groups, where you can meet weekly with a group of men and women who aim to learn more about God and develop closer relationship with Him and their classmates. At D-Groups, you not only get the chance to befriend your peers, but you also get to meet upperclassmen who can mentor you spiritually and provide encouragement for you in this new season of life.<\/span>
\nThen, of course, classes are a great place to make new friends and connect on campus. It\u2019s nice to walk into a classroom in the mornings and see a friendly face, and even nicer when you have people to study with. You can make plenty of friends in your gen-ed and Bible classes, but once you start taking classes for your major, you\u2019ll find even closer friendships. Not only will you start seeing the same people from class to class \u2014 depending on the size of your major, of course \u2014 but you will also constantly be with people who share your interests and career goals.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Being a Part of Two Worlds<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

While Cedarville makes friendships and connections easy, the transition to college life can still be difficult. Sometimes it can feel like you\u2019re existing between two worlds, that of Cedarville and that of your hometown. Finding the balance and staying connected to both can be a challenge that takes time to overcome, but with the friends, peers, and mentors Cedarville offers, it is most definitely achievable.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"When you\u2019re a new student at college, it can be difficult to manage your time, and even more so when you\u2019re trying to balance new experiences at Cedarville and keeping in touch with your loved ones from home. 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