For international students, it is a different kind of pressure to stay at school and stay away from home. Four years of college life may feel like 40 years of life, but it is a great opportunity to study in another country. You can't give up this opportunity just because you are homesick. Fortunately, here are some ways to keep your head clear and focus your brain on the reasons why you study abroad.
Method 1: Chat with people you like on Skype regularly.
Even just to make sure that you are still in a normal physiological state, a little contact with acquaintances or family members will make your day and theirs full of vitality. For example, one hour after class on Friday is the best time for international dialing because of the time difference.
It is good to keep in touch with your family as much as possible when the student schedule allows. As compensation, your parents won't be so worried about you, because your mother may not follow you to Facebook often.
Method 2: Bring your hobbies.
If you like carving, cooking, running or knitting, take it to study abroad. If you are still doing the little things you have done before, they will make you feel connected with others.
Take your bike to school, use it to exercise and breathe fresh air. You can ride your bike around. Even if you get lost in the university town, trying to find your way home will help you remember the streets here. Everyone needs something to balance their study time. Regular spare time is a healthy way to "escape from books".
Method 3: Participate in campus activities.
You can also choose to join the astronomy club, or the logistics team of the drama academy, or even the language club that you can't speak yet. The sooner you connect your place, the sooner you will stop tapping your ruby slippers symbolically like Dorothy in the movie The Wizard of Oz and say, "There is no place like home, there is no place like home."
In a church visited by foreign students, he found a group of young people and invited himself to their weekly party, which made him make friends longer than he lived here.
Method 4: Wash clothes often.
This method sounds silly and simple, but it is one of the most important things in your solitary life. In many people's wardrobes, clothes are usually stacked together.
To make matters worse, you may not have time to buy many clothes until the weekend. When you are overwhelmed by homework and other things, dealing with your chores can also make you feel in control.
Method 5: Enjoy life.
Attitude has a great influence on whether your life abroad is pleasant, whether your studies are successful, whether you can leave good memories and whether you can get a degree that will accompany you for life.
Take your favorite class, eat your favorite meal in the canteen, and visit your favorite places on campus. Often order delicious Asian salad in the student snack bar, and the kind cashier may know your name and call you "the same as before".
If the weather is fine, you can also eat on a bench overlooking the campus botanical garden.
Most importantly, do your own thing. Enjoy the unique opportunity to be yourself in America. Then go home with a piece of paper in the photo frame and a diploma with your name on it!