{"id":3585,"date":"2015-12-08T16:55:33","date_gmt":"2015-12-08T15:55:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/undergraduate\/?p=3585"},"modified":"2020-10-26T16:34:13","modified_gmt":"2020-10-26T15:34:13","slug":"how-to-deal-with-homesickness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/2015\/12\/08\/how-to-deal-with-homesickness\/","title":{"rendered":"How to deal with homesickness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Moving to university was a shock. It was all new and exciting but also daunting. Once everything is moved in to your room and house, once your parents\/guardians\/siblings etc. have all left, you\u2019re sat on your bed looking around your room and all thoughts running through your head just stop.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3587 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/undergraduate\/files\/2015\/12\/Annabel-homesickness.jpg\" alt=\"Annabel---homesickness\" width=\"270\" height=\"354\" \/>This is where I\u2019m living for a year. This is where I\u2019m studying.<\/p>\n<p>What do I do?<\/p>\n<p>Some people fit in really easily, make new friends, and go to Freshers\u2019 events. This was not the case for me. For me I was a wreck. Especially the first few days. Luckily I had found someone who was staying in my house on my accommodation Facebook page. This was a huge help as, even though I didn\u2019t really know them, it was someone with a familiar face.<\/p>\n<p>When induction had started I soon fell into a rhythm and the shock wore off and slowly but surely I felt less daunted by it. I soon made friends on my course and once the first seminar with my course group began I soon learned who people were and made friends when going on a trip as we sat with different people.<\/p>\n<p>These were the ways in which I got over homesickness, but I found it was a gradual disappearance of the feelings and it soon changed into excitement on starting my new life at university.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/undergraduate\/files\/2015\/12\/Annabel-room.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3586 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/undergraduate\/files\/2015\/12\/Annabel-room.jpg\" alt=\"Annabel---room\" width=\"237\" height=\"316\" \/><\/a>\n<p><strong>Top Tips for dealing with Homesickness:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Try and make friends within your house\/flat etc., even if it\u2019s just one person<\/li>\n<li>Talk to someone about how you\u2019re feeling. I spoke to my house mate and I felt relieved<\/li>\n<li>Have things around you that are familiar e.g. photographs, posters etc. to make it feel more homely<\/li>\n<li>Get involved with different activities\/societies to meet new people, as everyone is in the same boat<\/li>\n<li>Talk to family and friends back home.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>But most importantly I would say give it time. You\u2019re in a new situation that affects people in various ways but it is okay to feel how you do.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for reading!<\/p>\n<p><strong>By Annabel Scott<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Moving to university was a shock. It was all new and exciting but also daunting. Once everything is moved in to your room and house, once your parents\/guardians\/siblings etc. have all left, you\u2019re sat on your bed looking around your room and all thoughts running through your head just stop. 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