Homesick

Although it’s fun to be abroad, homesick just shows up without an invitation. The last time I was homesick, was after a year abroad. At first I tried to avoid the feeling, but that didn’t work. Then it came back, stronger and faster. At the time, I was really busy working on my graduation project and had a busy mind, yet this homesickness feeling lasted two weeks. I missed my friends, my family, Mexican food, and the sun! Although I still sometimes went out with my friends to drink some Grolsch, the feeling never passed. I felt okay during the day, when I was busy, but when I was going to bed at night I’d start thinking about home, my family, and friends, all that I missed so much! After a while the feeling just passed, and I took it as just another experience I had to live through while studying abroad. I’m not sure if there’s a cure for homesickness, but what I do know is that one day every foreign student will feel it, and when you do, all you can do is keep on keeping on.

(Photo/caption: Juan Carlos Ortiz Nicolas, Mexico)

Homesick

Nobody wants to be homesick, yet every foreign student has probably experienced it at least once this past year. Although it’s fun to be abroad, homesick just shows up without an invitation. The last time I was homesick, was after a year abroad. At first I tried to avoid the feeling, but that didn’t work. Then it came back, stronger and faster. At the time, I was really busy working on my graduation project and had a busy mind, yet this homesickness feeling lasted two weeks. I missed my friends, my family, Mexican food, and the sun! Although I still sometimes went out with my friends to drink some Grolsch, the feeling never passed. I felt okay during the day, when I was busy, but when I was going to bed at night I’d start thinking about home, my family, and friends, all that I missed so much! After a while the feeling just passed, and I took it as just another experience I had to live through while studying abroad. I’m not sure if there’s a cure for homesickness, but what I do know is that one day every foreign student will feel it, and when you do, all you can do is keep on keeping on.

(Photo/caption: Juan Carlos Ortiz Nicolas, Mexico)