Being Homesick Overseas

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Dealing with Being Homesick

So, you have fully settled into your new country, your household goods and personal effects were safely delivered by IntlMOVE making your place a real home, but you starting to miss your friends, family and your old way of life.
Welcome to the beginning stage of being homesick.
Keep your head up because if you keep an open mind, you can get through it!
Keep in mind that moving overseas takes a lot of courage.
Even when you move through the culture shock stage, you will still have days when you miss your friends and family.
However, as you adapt to your new surroundings, you will start to feel like your new country is your home.
Most people who move overseas are really glad they decided to move.
The rich and rewarding experience helped shape their lives and career.
The international move took them in directions they did not think possible.
The first thing to do when you start to feel homesick is recognize the signs.
You will notice a difference in your sleeping patterns.
You will tend to become more withdrawn from social groups and lose your desire to interact with other people.
You might even start to feel depressed.
Don’t despair because this is a normal phase most people experience when moving overseas.
Stay Busy
It’s easy to tell you not to worry because it is easier said than done, but there are things you can do to help the situation.
The first thing to do is stay busy.
Staying busy serves two purposes.
You will keep your mind off being homesick and you will also find different things in your new country that you like.
Try to go out to eat, go to the gym, go to social events or even just go for a walk in the evenings.
Don’t stay home!
Sitting at home only gives you more time to think about being homesick and more time to spend online talking to the people you miss back home.

Open up to People

You might have a person at work who you feel you might have fun with if you hang out once in a while.
Ask this person to go to lunch one day!
Sometimes people feel uncomfortable making new friends because they are too shy to ask people to hang out.
Just know that other people can be shy too, so more often than not they will be happy you took the initiative to advance the friendship.
Don’t limit your social network to people from work.
If you see the same person while getting coffee in the morning or at the gym, strike up a conversation.
You will likely meet some people you feel connected to and some people who have nothing in common with you.
Building a new social network is kind of like dating, you will find some friends you like and you will find some friends you can do without.
The more people you meet, the more likely you are to find people whose company you enjoy.
Stay Connected
It goes without saying that you will want to stay in touch with loved ones back home.
Skype, email and inexpensive phone plans make this easy!
Staying connected with your family and friends back home will make moving overseas a lot easier.
Although, don’t spend too much reminiscing about your life back in the United States.
You are in a new country, so make it work!
Don’t pass up the opportunity to make new friends so you can stay home and talk to you old friends.
A healthy mix of your old and new life is the key to a successful international move.
International travel has become much easier in recent years, so don’t feel like you will never see the people you care about.
You can make regular trips home.