2008 Woodie Awards
Trips home difficult as students become more involved on campus
Natalie Spain
Issue date: 3/11/08 Section: Features
Over 7,000 students attend Sonoma State University. Each student has their own unique story of the journey they took to end up here and each student has their own story about how they travel back home.
Schoolwork, jobs, club and sports affiliation, and other obligations fill our schedules, leaving our lives colorful and busy. With the time students have to themselves, does going home play a role?
Jackie Hocchauser, junior, is from Oahu, Hawaii. For her, going home proves to be a bit more of a time commitment than simply getting in her car and driving a couple of hours.
"I try to book tickets way in advance to try and get a good deal," said Hocchauser. Hocchauser knew she wanted to come to school in California and on a visit to SSU she fell in love with the campus. Though Hocchauser enjoys her life in Rohnert Park she appreciates being able to go home.
"I love going home to see my family, and also going to the beach, and the beautiful weather," she said.
In order to arrive home she has to organize an appropriate flight time, which usually leads to missing a class or two, and she has to find transportation to the airport.
"It can be a hassle. That's why I usually go home for at least a week or two," said Hocchasuer.
Freshman year Hocchasuer traveled home about five times. Each year, the flights home dwindle and now she flies home once or twice a year.
"I feel acclimated now that I have spent more time in Rohnert Park. This is my new home and I really like it here," said Hocchasuer.
On the other side of the spectrum, junior Claire Adams is from San Anselmo, a small town 35 minutes south of Rohnert Park. Adams is able to hop in her car and drive home much easier than an out-of-state student.
Though she lives close to home, Adams still has to arrange her schedule to be conducive for a quick trip home.
3"I go home probably twice a month, but it can be hard to get away from school because there is so much that goes on here," said Adams.
Schoolwork, jobs, club and sports affiliation, and other obligations fill our schedules, leaving our lives colorful and busy. With the time students have to themselves, does going home play a role?
Jackie Hocchauser, junior, is from Oahu, Hawaii. For her, going home proves to be a bit more of a time commitment than simply getting in her car and driving a couple of hours.
"I try to book tickets way in advance to try and get a good deal," said Hocchauser. Hocchauser knew she wanted to come to school in California and on a visit to SSU she fell in love with the campus. Though Hocchauser enjoys her life in Rohnert Park she appreciates being able to go home.
"I love going home to see my family, and also going to the beach, and the beautiful weather," she said.
In order to arrive home she has to organize an appropriate flight time, which usually leads to missing a class or two, and she has to find transportation to the airport.
"It can be a hassle. That's why I usually go home for at least a week or two," said Hocchasuer.
Freshman year Hocchasuer traveled home about five times. Each year, the flights home dwindle and now she flies home once or twice a year.
"I feel acclimated now that I have spent more time in Rohnert Park. This is my new home and I really like it here," said Hocchasuer.
On the other side of the spectrum, junior Claire Adams is from San Anselmo, a small town 35 minutes south of Rohnert Park. Adams is able to hop in her car and drive home much easier than an out-of-state student.
Though she lives close to home, Adams still has to arrange her schedule to be conducive for a quick trip home.
3"I go home probably twice a month, but it can be hard to get away from school because there is so much that goes on here," said Adams.
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