Fight against homesick

Homesick is one of the biggest challenge for migrants to overcome especially on the early years and adjustment stage. There were some migrants who did not successfully battle over this struggle and resorted to go back to their respective home countries. There are some who passed through this and able to overcome though I think that this is a continuing challenge that all of us migrants have to get through each time. We could really not get away with this as it is really hard to forget where you had your roots grew up and where your being was molded. To help you fight homesick, here are few tips that I could share with you.

1. Always think about the reason why you migrated. Having to bear in mind the reason and the goals you set out in migrating could be very helpful whenever you are being attacked by homesick. For as long as you know that you've got so much things to do to achieve all these goals, your mind is kept busy and could block negative thoughts. If you are a parent, think about the future that you can now offer your kids and the global exposure you are giving them.

2. Building relationship to other people. Meeting new people around your area and building good relationship to them can also help out. Having some people whom you can spend some time out and enjoy the company could make your weekends busy and enjoyable. Again, block you from negative thoughts.

3. Keep the communication line open with your family and friends from your home country. There are cheap and convenient ways of keeping the communication line open. You can chat via YM (Yahoo Messenger), talk lively via Skype or even emails. Being updated on what was happening could ease out the feeling of homesickness. Talking to your friends and family very often could make you feel like you are still with them as you are totally filled in with much information about them.

4. Spend time discovering and exploring the country you migrated to. Devoting time to explore and discover about your new home could be a very interesting activity. Everything is new for you. Bear in mind that you have to be socially conscious and aware of your surroundings and event to cope up. There are so much to learn and discover which I am sure you will like especially that you migrated to a first world country.

5. Think about the benefits that you now have which you never had before. These are the things that we should be grateful for and one of the factors we considered before migrating. Examples are government subsidized health care and school fees, family allowances, more organized transpot system, workplace safety and some other free services being offered. Thinking about all these could make you realize how lucky you are to get to wherever you are and that there's no reason to turn back.

There's nothing wrong to be grateful to our mother countries. It will forever be part of who we are and what we have become. This is just a matter of moving forward to where we are better off and where the future looks brighter.