One of the things that make people scared of traveling or visiting other places or other countries is homesickness.It's the hardest part in an enjoyable trip. People don't like to stay away from their families friends and the people who they love.
When I wanted to go to England I was worried about leaving my family and my friends ,and about leaving my country and changing my life style and a lot of other things ,but what made me feel better was my previous experience with traveling. I used to travel a lot in the past and i used to stay away from my family for three months and during the times those i stayed away from home, I had never felt homesick,I mean yes I had, but it wasn't really strong feeling so,thats made me feel more comfortable and relaxed.
But then I remembered that there is something different this time which is the period of time. A whole year it's not a short period and i will face a lot of things in that year, some good things and some other bad but at the end, it will be a good experience and a life time trip.Now I'm here away from home away from the people i used to live with,but I'm alright and I'm happy that doesn't mean that i don't miss them,but it means life won't stop if i stay away from them for a while .
In my opinion home sickness it's all about you.If you're really good at making friends and making good relationships with other people,you will never feel homesick, but you will feel homesick when you go back home because you will miss your new friends.
Hey Sabhan - thanks for sharing this with us - it can sometimes really help to 'write things out'. A blog is a great way of reaching out to others and perhaps overcoming such feelings as you describe. Keep up with the tasks set in class, so you have a varied blog at the end of the Lit. class. See you tomorrow:)
ReplyDeleteSome really interesting reflections. I know that the worst culture shock I've had has always been in coming back home, rather than going away. Sometimes we don't realise how much we've grown...
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