Homesickness

I'm not a real adventurous spirit. I’m more of a homebody. I prefer the company of my family and close friends. There’s a sense of safety and comfort. Over the years I have developed some strategies to bolster my sense of security, enabling me to feel at home when I’m not at home. "The ache for home lives in all of us, the safe place where we can go as we are and not be questioned" - Maya Angelou I feel most secure at home. To give you a sense of the degree to which I struggle with being away from home, allow me to share a few experiences with you. I enrolled in a university twenty minutes from home, roomed with a dear friend, resided two doors down from my twin sister, visited home every weekend, and still endured homesickness after five weeks. I abandoned a study abroad ... [Read More]