Rebeca Hernandez

When people talk about homesickness in college, they usually mean missing a place. It could be their house, their hometown or the people they left behind. For me, homesickness feels different. It is not tied to a specific street or building but to something less tangible: culture. Although I am from St. Louis, my roots are in Mexico City, and now that I am attending college at Mizzou, I have realized that what I miss most is not just home but the everyday presence of my culture.