Homesick

It did not hit me until Sunday afternoon. The feeling of despair and sadness that comes with homesickness. I miss my home, my family, my pets, and my friends. Yet, there is nothing I can do about it because I am 850 miles away from home and our 18 hour journey home doesn't begin until Monday afternoon. What bothered me the most was how close it was to my favorite holiday of the year, Christmas, but it did not feel like Christmas to me down in the French Quarter. I missed the glow of our Christmas tree while watching Christmas movies such as Elf with my friends and family. The social strain was exhausting me, as well. According to the Myer's Brigg personality test, I am an introvert. Therefore, social situations and being with big groups of people exhaust me. So, by day 5 of being with two roommates and 19 other students, I was so ready to just be alone.

Luckily, that night one roommate went down to Jackson Square for caroling, which I had intended on going to until I began feeling down in the dumps, and my other roommate went down to the hot tub. This gave me some free time to be alone. So, I of course called my mom and dad. I talked to them for nearly 30 minutes and when I hung up, I felt much better! Then, my roommate Bree texted me and told me to come down to the hot tub because it felt so great. So, I did and that also made me feel much better.

So, my advice to future students who go on this trip and are feeling homesick is to call home and talk to whoever can make you feel better. Whether it is your mom, dad, grandma, grandpa, significant other, whoever! I guarantee talking to them for about 20 minutes about anything will make you feel better.

My mom :)