Breaks
Depending on how much you enjoy your family breaks can either be the best thing ever or super crappy. If you think it would be better for you not to go home for holidays don’t feel obligated to. It can be hard with colleges that completely shut down during breaks however most do not. Most colleges are open at least during thanksgiving break because international students have no place to go. Sometimes professors will even invite over students for thanksgiving. I highly recommend doing a friendsgiving if you have enough friends and a kitchen. Christmas break is definitely harder because it’s longer but there are options. If you have a toxic family try to find somewhere else to go at least for part of break. It’s a lot better for your mental health. And in most cases there’s nothing your family can do because you’re far away from them anyway. Even if you love your family though breaks are gonna be weird at first and that’s normal. Adjusting to college can be difficult but once you’re used to it going home can be hard too. It’s normal though.
TLDR; If your family sucks you don’t have to go home for break. There are other options. Even if they don’t tho it might take a bit to adjust at home and that’s normal
