homesick

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  • Christopher In Italy
  • 19-Oct-2016
Highs and Lows

It’s really hard to believe that I’ve already lived in another country for almost 5 weeks now. I’d say timeRead More ⇾

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  • Michelle in India
  • 10-Oct-2016
Where is My Space?

I no longer feel the everyday high. Ups and downs are constant. One day I feel ecstatic being in theRead More ⇾

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  • Isabel in Peru
  • 15-Jul-2016
Missing Home

The familiar mesquite trees sway to the occasional breeze on a hot Texas summer day. I am home. The humRead More ⇾

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  • Christina in Paris
  • 04-Nov-2015
Leaving the Comfort of Home

"Traveling is a brutality. It forces you to trust strangers and to lose sight of all that familiar comfort ofRead More ⇾

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  • André
  • 14-Oct-2015
Homesick

            “Traveling is a brutality. It forces you to trust strangers and to lose sight of all that familiar comfortRead More ⇾

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  • Kassie in Ecuador
  • 15-Apr-2015
Culture Shock is a Real Thing

I've heard talk about culture shock many times in the past. I don't think I ever understood why it happened,Read More ⇾

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  • Gabby in Kyrgyzstan
  • 24-Jul-2014
Life’s What You Make It

“I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all at once.” ― John Green, The Fault in OurRead More ⇾

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  • alexmontoya2
  • 23-Jul-2014
Friendly adventures with a cup of culture shock

Shanghai has a way of making many foreigners feel very special. Everywhere you go people always want to take aRead More ⇾

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  • Terry in Bologna
  • 02-Jul-2014
When in Bologna, Italy…

I think it is important to understand how I view the world. Everyone one comes from a place they callRead More ⇾

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  • Michael in Peru
  • 28-May-2014
The Oscillations of Life Abroad

While this graph certainly describes many of the joys and struggles of studying abroad, my experiences would look a bitRead More ⇾

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  • Tyler Clark in Spain
  • 23-Apr-2014
A Fish out of Water and Battling with Homesickness

I think that at some point, we all fall into some sort of routine. When I'm at home in theRead More ⇾

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  • Tyler Clark in Spain
  • 20-Feb-2014
Arriving in Spain

As I sit here at my desk, I can’t help but think about how nervous I was about coming hereRead More ⇾