Homesick Remedies

Posted By: MorganODonnell

Posted On: November 18th, 2019

Attending: Griffith College

Hi Everyone!

Recently, I have been feeling very homesick (34 days until I’m back in Boston but who’s counting??), so I have been trying to do some things that remind me of home. If anyone is homesick, these are some things I recommend doing to alleviate the homesickness.

1. FACETIME!

Honestly, FaceTime is one of the best things that has ever happened to me. One of the people I FaceTime the most is obviously my mother. I’ve been calling her a lot lately, just so I can know what is going on at home. She has her own countdown going on when I come off the plane, and I have to say, nothing makes you feel more loved than knowing you’re missed. The best part about FaceTiming my mom is that she will always put the dog on the phone, because I forgot how much I missed having a dog.

I also like to FaceTime my sister and my best friends. The other night, I stayed up until 1:30am just so I could talk to my sister and my best friend at the same time. I have attached some FaceTime pictures I have taken of people I have FaceTimed, because why not?

2. MOVIES/TV SHOWS

Watch movies that remind of you of home/friends/family! My favorites are listed below

• Disney movies -> Disney just feels like home, doesn’t it?
• Marvel movies-> My best friends from my town and I LOVE Marvel movies, so whenever I’m missing them, I like to play these movies and imagine their commentary
• Netflix Original Movies-> So I HATED Netflix movies because I thought they were so corny, but my roommates loved them (shoutout to 6L). So when I am missing them, I watch those movies
• Keeping up with the Kardashians and Grey’s Anatomy-> there’s nothing more fun than discussing these 2 drama filled shows with my best friends (long live 4i!!!)
• Brooklyn 99/ Parks and Rec-> Special shoutout to Abby McKanna, because these are the shows we would watch together. (If anyone is looking for a hilarious workplace comedy, these 2 are WAAAAAYYYYY better than The Office don’t @ me)

3. SOCIAL MEDIA

Memories on snapchat and instagram are both a blessing and a curse.  I love seeing all the shenanigans that I got into with my friends and my teammates, but it also makes me sad because I miss them so much. However, it’s always so nice to wake up and start the day with a laugh. It’s also so much easier to interact and stay in contact with everyone when I constantly see them on my news feeds.

I hope this helps anyone who is feeling homesick. Once again, FaceTime, Movies/TV shows, and social media are absolute game changers

Enjoy!

Morgan 🙂

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