2/7/22: Hard day

Today was a hard day for me. My boyfriend came to visit for the weekend and it was really hard to say goodbye to him. We just hugged and cried for an hour. I hate saying goodbye. It makes my heart break in half. It makes me really miss home and my family. I have my swimming championships this week. We are traveling Tuesday- Sunday. I am really nervous but hoping I can perform well. I haven’t been doing very well because I have been struggling with my mental health since I moved to college in September. This is affecting my swimming tremendously. I really hope that I have made enough progress to overcome my thoughts and be positive. I am also hoping that I will be distracted so I can get through the week faster. Hopefully, the meet will make me feel less sad and homesick.

-The struggling college freshman