| when students go away to school at first, a majority | | | | look forward to seeing. |
| of them wonder why they ever wanted to go away | | | | Make it like home – Did you have certain things |
| to school and end up getting homesick. Being homesick | | | | and home that you just adored? If so, bring those |
| is never fun. People get it when they’re on | | | | items from home and put them in your dorm room. |
| vacation, far away from home and mostly when | | | | Make your dorm room as much like home as you can. |
| they’re away at college. Since going away to | | | | You don’t want to feel like you are |
| college is something that is a commitment and farther | | | | somewhere foreign. Bring your favorite items and |
| away it is harder to deal with. If you’re | | | | make your room like your room at home! |
| someone who is homesick and away at college | | | | Photographs – The next time you go home take |
| don’t feel like you’re the only one. There | | | | a ton of pictures. Take pictures of the things you love |
| are many people in the same boat as you. Also, there | | | | in your town, your best friends, relatives, and pets, |
| are many things that you can do to get rid of feeling | | | | anything that will make you happy. Take a ton of |
| homesick of things you can do to help deal with it. | | | | pictures and put them all around your dorm room. You |
| Need some ideas? Read below and see how you can | | | | can never have too many pictures. The next time |
| help with your homesickness. | | | | you’re bored you can even make a scrapbook |
| Keep in contact – You have to remember that | | | | with them all! |
| just because you’re farther away from home | | | | Go home – Plan a weekend for you to go |
| you still can keep in contact. Make daily, weekly, | | | | home. There is nothing more excited than just saying |
| monthly phone calls; write letters through mail or | | | | goodbye to the college once and a while and going |
| through e-mail. Do what ever you have to do to feel | | | | back home. Make sure it’s a weekend where |
| better about your situation. Calling the people your | | | | your friends and family will be home. There is nothing |
| close with will help tremendously. Just hearing their | | | | wrong with going home once and a while! |
| voice and talking about how you’re getting | | | | Although college is supposed to be a very fun time in |
| through college is a great way to feel comforted. | | | | everyone’s life, some people are different. You |
| Plan a day – Plan a day for your friends, family, | | | | may be homesick at first, but hang in there you will |
| or significant other to come and visit you. This will get | | | | make a ton of friends and you’ll feel just fine |
| you excited until they come and will be a fun day for | | | | being at school. In the meantime, while you’re |
| you guys to hang out. Having them come up to see | | | | still homesick, follow these tips to help cope with being |
| you will be exciting for both you and them. So plan a | | | | homesick. |
| few days so you have something and someone to | | | | |