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Useful Tips to Cope With Homesickness
Whilst travelling abroad, you are away from home, from family, from friends… Sometimes, you can feel lost and have a strange feeling, which is called homesickness. Homesickness is when you miss your own country and family. It’s different from culture shock. Here is some advice to help you cope with homesickness!
- Recognize honestly that you feel homesick. Try to understand why, and what could make you happier!
- If you are missing someone in your home country, try to find a way not to think of that person all day long. For example, establish regular time for emailing or phoning each other so that you won’t be obsessed by missing a call or an email!
- If you are missing something, for example, a kind of food, you may try to discover a local equivalent, or maybe buy it online or in a specialized store!
- If you are studying with other students, try to get involved in their activities. Don’t withdraw into yourself, try to be open-minded. Yes, it will be difficult at first, but it will be rewarding and no one will take this first step for you!
- Speak about it with someone. Explain your feelings and why you are feeling the way you are. Maybe the other participants feel a bit homesick too but don’t want to admit it. Maybe it will relieve them to have a confident too!
- Organize a “discover my culture” party or event! Cook food from your country, explain your traditions… You can launch a “new customs club” with the other participants, and each week one of you could help the others discover his country!
- Don’t be too demanding of yourself, it is likely you won’t be always dressed the right way, popular… But take it with a touch of humor!
- Realize that you are living a unique, once in a lifetime experience, and try to get the most out of it!
- Take familiar things with you! Whether it is a teddy bear, a picture of your family/pet or your favorite mug, these little things can help you feel better!
- Take time to adjust to the local country and accept periodic homesickness as a normal part of being away from home. Especially if you are abroad for a long stay, you will most likely be homesick from time to time. It can be healing to let yourself feel sad for a short time, but following the previous tips will help you from being overwhelmed by these feelings and get you back on feet quickly!