i moved half an year ago and i was ok til a month ago, don't know why i didn't feel like going back till now but now it's really hard for me :(
2006-10-21 11:48:26 · 9 answers · asked by Anda_gabi 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Studying Abroad
Because culture shock can be a recurring thing, it's good to have a few distractions. Go to certain restaurants and shop at certain stores more frequently, until you feel at home in them. Visiting home or having old friends visit may seem tempting, but for me it made everything so much harder (!) so know that is a risk you'd face. MOST IMPORTANTLY: Even if you don't feel social, work on building relationships with the people around you. It may seem like nothing's changing, but one day you'll turn around and realize you have come to love people in your new home, and that makes all the difference in the world. Even one person who becomes like family can make your new life seem normal.
2006-10-21 15:40:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am living in a suburb of Copenhagen Denmark and have been here for most of a year now. I am not a student but I intend to be. I know exactly what you are saying here. I get homesick a lot especially when my fiance is gone a lot (he has 2 jobs and I can't work yet- I don't have a work permit). I spend time with his retired mother and her husband and have been fortunate in making friends and I am very slowly learning the language. I call America on an Internet Phone regularly and email my family alot. I try to be busy and social even when I don't feel like it. I know that I don't want to live in America anymore but I still get homesick for American faces and voices. My fiance got me a pet cat to help with the loneliness and I go sightseeing by myself or with friends as much as I can. It is amazing how many cheap and free things there are to do here. And he gives me money for train tickets when I need them so I don't have to walk everyplace. Try to hang in there. Maybe you just need to splurge on a phone call home and eat some American food if you can get it and watch an American movie or something. Not everyone is able to travel abroad and people who can are really lucky. Like the British say" Keep a stiff upper lip" and hang in there. You can get thru this.
2006-10-21 22:33:06 · answer #2 · answered by madamesophia1969 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-02 13:07:29 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you are going through the natural progression of cultural assimilation and you WILL feel differently. Try to stay a full year so you go through all the different stages. you will reach a point where you will accept where you are, with its positives and negatives. if you cut your time short, you will leave with a distorted view of the place. Hang in there. It definitely is HARD.
2006-10-21 13:10:13 · answer #4 · answered by outtahere 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's called homesickness. Anyone who has moved away from home suffers from it. It is really difficult but it will become easier over time.
2006-10-21 11:50:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'm sending you a site that explains the 5 phases of culture shock. if you read this article, you will gain lots of insight into your current feelings.
2006-10-21 11:59:07 · answer #6 · answered by Sam 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
finish out your obligation with your schooling. your parents paid allot of money for you to go because you just HAD to go there. suck it up and enjoy yourself.
2006-10-21 11:50:38 · answer #7 · answered by Trollhair 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe u should go back home if ur not happy. i would.
2006-10-21 11:56:26 · answer #8 · answered by daniel b 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i ve been there, thats how i became an internet addict lol
2006-10-21 11:57:07 · answer #9 · answered by kourtina1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋