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WHAT IS HOMESICKNESS?
Homesickness is distress caused by being separated from home. It
may look different for a lot of people. Some of the most common
symptoms are:

• You really Feeling sad, down, or depressed

• Grief over the loss of familiar surroundings
• In fact, you feel too anxiety or nervousness
• Withdrawing from or avoiding other people
• Wanting to stay in your room or being afraid to leave your
room
• Feeling nostalgic about things that remind you of home
• Being easily irritated by new things, or things that are done
differently than how you’re used to.

ACTIVITY 0.1
I am definitely very attached to my mom so when I am separated
from her, I really try to be in communication with her all the time,
and what I really miss is her food and her pampering.

ACTIVITY: STUDIYING ABROAD:

WHAT I DEFINITELY MISS A LOT IS:
1. My family: My mom, my brothers, my little nephews…
2. I miss a lot my bedroom, my comfortable bed.
3. I really miss my boyfriend.
4. Definitely the food of my house.
5. I miss my friends and
6. In fact, my job too
How would you overcome it?
 I absolutely I call to my family all the time I can, for my
relationship I really try to do videocalls and send photos at all
and fact, I send presents and gifts on our anniversary etc.

HOW TO STOP BEING HOMESICK:

Tip
1 Get out the bed
2 Get connect with your
friends
3 Get to clean you
4 Get productive
5 Get you happy
6 Get out of the house
Notes
Do something but out of the
bed.
Don’t lose the communication
with your friends talk with
them.
Take a shower, keep you clean
and neat.
Do exercise, read a book,
create contents for you social
networks, etc.
Listen music, sing, dance,
reading a book, cook, etc.
Go to the library, go to
restaurant, to the theater.

ACT.3 STUDY ABROAD, ANXIETY

AND HOMESICKNESS:
Some tips I would give this person would be:
To be honest I have never studied abroad, so I have never been
away from my home and the people I love for a long time, but I
really think that he/she would definitely do is change your
routine, for example: get out of your house, in fact, need to talk
with someone about how feel, don’t lose communication with the
people, absolutely I recommend that took classes of paint or
something what do it happy, watch videos that make it laugh and
certain do things to distract themselves and make them feel
comfortable.
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ACT. 4 BEING MORE ASSERTIVE
AND DIRECT.
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