Let's Talk About It: Returning home for college

About this episode

Maria discusses the challenges of returning home as a college student during holidays and summer.

Going home for the holidays or for summer can be daunting for any college student. You have grown so much but the childhood bedroom remains frozen in time. In this weeks episode Maria shares her battles with returning home as a college student. Sponsored by the Division of Student Affairs and Success and produced by our student podcasters, UCSC Slugcast supports free expression of ideas. Please be aware that the views and opinions expressed by speakers are that of the speaker alone and their appearance on the program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. Similarly, views and opinions of University employees or students are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Slugcast, the Division of Student Affairs and Success, or the University.

People in this episode

Guest: Maria

Topics covered

• college experience
• returning home
• student life
• holidays
• personal growth

Keywords

• college
• home
• holidays
• student
• personal growth
• challenges

Sponsors

Division of Student Affairs and Success

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: UCSC Slugcast, University

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