{"id":2518,"date":"2017-10-10T14:41:47","date_gmt":"2017-10-10T13:41:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/copyright.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/?p=2518"},"modified":"2017-10-12T14:53:42","modified_gmt":"2017-10-12T13:53:42","slug":"2518","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/history-and-international-relations\/2518\/","title":{"rendered":"Homesickness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Homesickness is completely natural! Don\u2019t feel bad, university is a change, but don\u2019t worry, whilst it might feel scary now, don\u2019t quit.<!--more--> It will become some of the best years of your life and you\u2019re going to grow so much as a strong, independent person, with wonderful friends, a degree and too many new skills, memories and experiences to count! I\u2019m so excited for you!<\/p>\n<h4>Find a routine<\/h4>\n<p>Certain things such as your lectures, when you get up, getting that morning coffee\/tea\/drink, when you go to the gym, sports clubs, societies, when the next episode of your favourite programme comes out, scheduled time to study\u2026 anything. I\u2019m not saying schedule everything, but 1-2 things that give you a sense of structure could help you feel more settled.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2521\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/10\/Imogen_0000_IMG_6152.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/10\/Imogen_0000_IMG_6152.png 1920w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/10\/Imogen_0000_IMG_6152-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/10\/Imogen_0000_IMG_6152-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/10\/Imogen_0000_IMG_6152-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/10\/Imogen_0000_IMG_6152-370x208.png 370w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/10\/Imogen_0000_IMG_6152-770x433.png 770w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Get out and about<\/h4>\n<p>Don\u2019t be afraid to go places yourself &#8211; find some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lsu.co.uk\/getinvolved\/\">activities and groups<\/a> to try.<\/p>\n<p>By just turning up you\u2019ve found people with a common interest and therefore a starting conversation point.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2525\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/10\/Imogen_0004_IMG_3512.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1918\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/10\/Imogen_0004_IMG_3512.png 1918w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/10\/Imogen_0004_IMG_3512-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/10\/Imogen_0004_IMG_3512-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/10\/Imogen_0004_IMG_3512-1024x577.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/10\/Imogen_0004_IMG_3512-370x208.png 370w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/10\/Imogen_0004_IMG_3512-770x434.png 770w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1918px) 100vw, 1918px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Explore<\/h4>\n<p>Knowing more about your surroundings will help you feel more at home.<\/p>\n<p>Tip: take a look at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.charnwood.gov.uk\/pages\/markets\">local farmers market<\/a> in town on Thursday and Friday. Go around\u00a04pm for reduced prices.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2524\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/10\/Imogen_0003_IMG_4725.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/10\/Imogen_0003_IMG_4725.png 1920w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/10\/Imogen_0003_IMG_4725-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/10\/Imogen_0003_IMG_4725-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/10\/Imogen_0003_IMG_4725-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/10\/Imogen_0003_IMG_4725-370x208.png 370w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/10\/Imogen_0003_IMG_4725-770x433.png 770w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Decorate your room<\/h4>\n<p>Inject your personality into your room. It\u2019s a canvas for you to express yourself. Photos, posters, accessories, blankets\/bedcovers\/cushions, even tying ribbons around your cupboard\/drawer handles. Buy some incense as smell is also a key part of making a room comfortable.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2526\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/10\/Imogen_0005_IMG_2458.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/10\/Imogen_0005_IMG_2458.png 1920w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/10\/Imogen_0005_IMG_2458-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/10\/Imogen_0005_IMG_2458-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/10\/Imogen_0005_IMG_2458-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/10\/Imogen_0005_IMG_2458-370x208.png 370w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/10\/Imogen_0005_IMG_2458-770x433.png 770w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Learn some home meals<\/h4>\n<p>Bonus points for a group cooking session or shared meal. Maybe take it in turns to cook something each Friday, either different meals or same, such as \u2018fajita Friday (if Friday doesn\u2019t suit Sombrero Saturday can be fajitas but with hats!). The designated cook that week could make one fajita a \u201cspicy surprise\u201d for the unlucky drawer.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2527\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/10\/Imogen_0007_15409827_10153958470240588_1589603779_o.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/10\/Imogen_0007_15409827_10153958470240588_1589603779_o.png 1920w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/10\/Imogen_0007_15409827_10153958470240588_1589603779_o-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/10\/Imogen_0007_15409827_10153958470240588_1589603779_o-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/10\/Imogen_0007_15409827_10153958470240588_1589603779_o-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/10\/Imogen_0007_15409827_10153958470240588_1589603779_o-370x208.png 370w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/10\/Imogen_0007_15409827_10153958470240588_1589603779_o-770x433.png 770w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Share how you are feeling with others; whether fellow students or university support.<\/h4>\n<p>Guaranteed other people are feeling the same, have felt the same, and there is support.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Congratulations on getting into uni, that was a challenge right? You were nervous about results but it all turned out fine. So stop your worries, just do your best. With SO many people at uni you\u2019ll find people who will become those Friends Forever that everyone has from their time at uni.<\/p>\n<p>Fact of life: not everyone is going to see you for the wonderful person you are, but everyone is unique. Flowers and butterflies are all beautiful but they don\u2019t all co-exist with each other. Often a butterfly will have to try a few flowers until they find ones they like.<\/p>\n<p>One day you\u2019ll do your own \u2018obligatory\u2019 finished-my-degree photo by the university sign and feel sad to be leaving a place that feels like home.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For more help and advice, browse our Counselling and Disability Service <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lboro.ac.uk\/services\/cds\/counselling\/common-problems\/homesickness\/\">advice on Homesickness<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Homesickness is completely natural! 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