Westfield ComicsYou don't quite realise how many belongings you have until you have to stuff them into flimsy cardboard boxes and somehow transport all of them halfway across the country. It requires either a very uncomfortable car journey or possibly the most awkward trip on public transport ever. Things are made worse by the fact that, when you get home, you're aware that everything is going to have to go back to university in just a few months. This means that the easiest thing to do is to just live out of a series of boxes for the whole of the summer. At best, it's inconvenient. At worst, it means you spend the entire summer stubbing your toe and swearing in the middle of the night.
9. You Have To Adjust To The Meal Times Of A Normal Human
TumblrOne of the real delights of university is the late night takeaway meal. Sometimes, you will roll in after a night out with kebab and cheesy chips in hand and other times you and your housemates will just decide that a call to Domino's is the perfect idea. There's also the classic late night bowl of cereal, which is a staple of student living. This is not the case when you're spending the summer at home. You eat dinner at reasonable times, whether you're hungry or not, and it's likely that the percentage of takeaway food will go down considerably. Breakfast food is eaten at breakfast, rather than late at night, and dinner actually consists of a proper meal. It's a real shock to the system.