After a week of feeling rather homesick, I am slowly getting over it as I talk to you all back home and am reassured that you are all doing well. I guess the homesickness can be expected since this is my first trip to Europe and also since I will be here for five months. While on the plane to Europe I thought a lot about how I would have loved to have had my family and friends on this trip with me. But I have been trying to look at it from the perspective of I will come out of this a much stronger person for traveling here by myself. Not to mention, the relationships I have with my family members and friends will also be strengthened.
Since starting our orientation week on the 31st I have been able to relieve some stress and the feeling of homesickness by trying to keep myself entertained while taking introductory German. It has been extremely hard at times to keep my mind off of my family and friends back at home. I have been trying to make the most of this opportunity to develop a basic understanding of the German language, but it’s extremely hard to stay focused even when you have the slightest feeling of homesickness.
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