2020.05.25
Adventures in Homesickness
When I first got to Japan, my fellow foreign seniors assured me that, eventually, I would feel homesick. They also told me that it was perfectly normal. Even still, my first two weeks in Japan left me thinking that it would take a long time for me to feel homesick at all.
Oh boy, was I wrong!
Maybe it was the weather or the distance, or the fact that I had finally fully realized that I was abroad. For the first time, for a long time. I had known what I was in for, but I hadn't realized, at least not completely, just how much I would miss certain parts of being home. Mostly the people, honestly, and mostly my closest friends and family. Making time to chat is difficult; many of my friends and family now live halfway across the world, and are about 14 hours behind me here in Japan. When I'm waking up, they're going to go to bed soon; when I'm about to go to sleep, they've only just started getting up.
So, it was very easy to be sad, especially at first.
But it's getting better! Maybe it's the weather, or the time I've had to get used to being so far from my friends and family back in the US. Either way, I'm excited to really start having adventures and making more friends--and hopefully, getting my closest friend (and maybe my dad!) to visit. I want to share the adventure, and excitement, with the people I cherish the most. Most of all, I want to go out into the world and take in everything it has to offer!