Illustration by Ren RaderI like to think that I'm a strong, resilient person, but almost every part of my first semester of college pushed me past the point of healthy growth. The bad outweighed the good...

Illustration by Ren RaderI have been in college for two and a half months now, and I'm still homesick.Homesickness comes in all sorts of shapes, sizes and colors. As a matter of fact, it affects women...

Illustration by Ren RaderHomesickness in college is pretty commonplace. Whether home is a one-hour drive away or halfway across the world, feeling homesick is valid and not something to just brush off....