Idea to help homesickness?

Question

My friend and I are both going to school in Missouri, we're from Florida. I've been here a few years, the homesickness used to be a lot harder than it is now. However, she's only been here a few weeks and she's not doing too well with it.

I wanna leave something in her room tonight to make her feel better, I was thinking of going out and getting a picture frame, writing Florida or something cute-sy on it and putting in a picture of the beach where we live or something, i'm not really sure.

Have any good ideas that you think would cheer you up, or kinda distract you from feeling so down?

Answer 1

Homesickness is terrible, and I can totally understand why your friend would be feeling it at this time. Unfortunately, it is something that she is going to need time to work through and only time with eventually cure it, but there are some things that you could do to help.

Photos always seem to help. I love the idea of photo frames, with pictures of where you guys lived in them, but also include the people she left behind because that is probably what she is missing most.

Take her out! Let her see your new home and all the good things that come with it. It won;t replace her old home, but hopefully it will help to know that there is a new place with new experiences waiting for her.

It would be great if she could visit her home, or get a visit from someone who is still there. If this can be arranged, then great! Even if it is in the future a bit, it will give her something to look forward to, which might help.

Was there something you guys did special back at home? Maybe you had movie nights, or went bowling, or something like that. Incorperate these old traditions into your new routine to make the transition easier.

Maybe you could help her decorate her new room to be a bit like her old room. This might make her feel more like she hasn't had to leave everything behind.

These are only a few suggestions, obviously you know her better so it will be easier for you to come up with something to help her, but I hope that I have booted your imagination a bit. Good luck, you are a great friend for caring so much!

Answer 2

feeling home-sick can be a really horrible thing, it can make some people feel physicaly sick. I'd say even if you just took her out, or mabey a boardgame. Something that will get it off her mind, let her know that it's not like she isnt going to see her family again, just have fun and take advantage of the opertunity.