Homesickness

devastation that filled my soul, the annoying pigeons gnawing away at my aunt's straw hat, the fact that my sister forgot to put on sunscreen and is now as bright as a tomato are all signs of L.A. telling us country folks we don’t belong here. The homesickness was truly overwhelming at this…

reproduce deep memories and fulfill deep longings. When the soul complains, the emotional sickness shows that the spirit of the home has been violated. Boredom and irresponsibility are indications that our society is suffering from a loss of home or homesickness. The need for a home for the soul, not only has to do with shelter or a home, but wants to feel a sense of belonging, living in the right place, and belonging to a community and nation. As we get older we begin to understand what makes a…

Putting the Best Selfie Forward College students today are facing many challenges that were not present previously in college life. College students are more disconnected from the present and are suffering mentally, resulting in an inability to take a step back and develop meaningful relationships. Too much time on social media can lead to depression and anxiety enables the inevitable social comparison between one 's life and others. Students are also feeling the pressure to appear perfect…

At first, I disliked the testimony of my life. I thought my life was boring; that the only inspiring testimonies were the ones where somebody went from being at rock bottom to being on fire for Christ. I vividly remember the night my freshman year of college when I had boldly beseeched God to do something dramatic and even terrible to my life, to break me down so that it would be obvious that He was the one who was building me back up. Little did I know that God can use anybody and everybody for…

(Salinger 110). Post traumatic stress disorder was often misinterpreted as a physical issue, rather than psychological ones. “According to psychologist Edward Tick, PTSD has had more than 80 names over the years. Here are just some of them: Nostalgia, Homesickness, Estar Roto, Soldier’s Heart, Neurasthenia/Hysteria, Railway Spine, Shell Shock...”(From “Irritable Heart” to “Shellshock”). One name, “Shell shock,” for example was believed to cause these said issues due to explosives going off near…

further symbolize my Chinese identity. Nevertheless, I have also adapted to the American cuisine with my years of living in this country. For me, meanwhile eating my own Chinese traditional food gives me the sense of comfort and reduces my deep homesickness; eating American food along with it can bring me happiness and express of who I truly am. The white rice itself has meanings associated with it when it provides the important connection with my own ethnic background. My type of comfort food…

walking around wearing saris (Nepalese dress). Also, you would see temples everywhere. I think of those days where we used to drink tea in a tea shop, and I start remembering how wonderful that tea was. Around comes the first week of November and homesickness starts to really hit me hard because it’s the time of the festivals, called Diwali. It’s a festival of light. On the opening night every household conducts a puja to honor deities of wealth, knowledge, and prosperity. On the second day, we…

Judgment has always and will always be a large influence on society, but it isn’t the same as it is now when it comes to jobs and education. Growing up I was convinced that the only way I was going to succeed in life was if I attended college and got a degree. I soon came to realization that was true based on the mere fact that my mother had a more difficult time finding a job than a mother that had a degree. I always had the choice of if I wanted to go to college or not, although as the years…

The real Au Pair Experience First of all, what is an au pair? What does it do? These are questions that all people ask when they first heard about the Au Pair Program. Well, the Au Pair Program is an intercultural exchange based on childcare work where unmarried adults aged between 18 and 27 come to the US. (www.aupairworld.com). They come to the US. to have a cultural experience where they improve their language skills, have the opportunity to explore the country and study of course. This…

implement programs that raise awareness on college campuses. Another issue worth addressing pertains encouraging late adolescence engaging in higher education to reach out to faculty or staff to address adaptation issues, such as academics, stress, homesickness, and peer pressure because the newfound experience can be overwhelming. The literature suggests, students who interact with staff have a high rate of academic success (Zhang & Smith, 2011). (as cited in Wong et al., 2015, p, 201). As…