Word: homesick
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People thought he was angry, reclusive and scary. Aside from a few allies who have remained his closest friends, they approached him cautiously and skeptically. White girls, he says, would run the other way when they saw him walking home through the Yard at night. Outspoken and homesick, he turned to the Black Men’s Forum (BMF), where he found a group of friends who felt just as alienated. By the end of his junior year, Terry had become president of the organization, transforming it from a relatively small social network into one of the college?...
...Sandy Cohen gigglingly repeats the word “yogalates.” Die-hard O.C. fans—such as myself, I am ashamed to admit—will know exactly what I’m talking about. In fact, it’s not only the homesick Southern Californians who enjoy the show; it’s become a serious phenomenon. Internet blogs debate the merits of Summer versus Anna, and Friendster profiles exist for every one of the show’s major and minor characters. There are even O.C.-themed drinking games (every time Summer says...
Despite its important role in American history, however, the scene in which two wounded soldiers sing a homesick “Santa Clause Is Coming To Town” in an attempt to portray the horrors of Vietnam might just as well have been left out, given its incongruity with the overall tone of the play and the difficulty of doing justice to that subject matter...
...wanted to wear on Saturday night, the printer you didn’t trust in storage or the finishing touch on your room decorations—might not be critical, but still essential to getting the beginning of the term in order and underway. And for the particularly homesick student, that care package—especially if it contains perishable items, such as cookies—must make its way to him or her as soon as possible. But poor communication from the new depots this year prevented countless students from knowing they had a package waiting until several days...
...soon he got sent away. Feeling that English boarding schools were too stuffy, Rosemary and Richard sent John to the Institut Montana Zugerberg near Zurich, a strict place with only a handful of English-speaking boys. "At first I was homesick as hell," Kerry says. Raised a Catholic, Kerry says he found comfort and company in church, becoming quite religious and serving as an altar boy. "I remember him writing me to remember to say my prayers," Peggy recalls. Cam, on the other hand, recalls how John learned to swear in Italian. "That part I do remember. Him coming back...