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Dealing with homesickness in the Netherlands

Priscilla

Hello everyone,

Being an expat in the Netherlands can turn out to be a wonderful human, social or professional adventure... with potential moments of nostalgia and homesickness along the way.

What are your personal tips to prevent homesickness?

How do you deal with such feelings?

Are there shops or stores offering products from your home country in the Netherlands? Or maybe venues with music and ambiance from your homeland?

Thanks for sharing your experience,

Priscilla

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Titu33

Hi,

It is common that you will feel homesickness for many thing when you reach Netherlands travelling for your home country. But you can try to make the feeling low by trying to close yourself with social media and online sites like Whatsapp, IMO, Skype etc.

Also try to find the social groups belongs to your community where you can be a member or a participant in the cultural arena.

Why not find some friends where you can discuss on cultural aspects on both of your countries and try for food / language / cultural functions etc.

Regards,

Titu33

Hetti Gunasekara

Homesickness symptoms may vary from person to person, but in general, homesickness can leave you feeling upset, distressed, isolated, or lonely.
There are some steps you can take to help you deal with homesickness and learn to love your new environment.
1聽 聽 Understand what causes homesickness. Homesickness comes from the human need for connection, love, and security.
2聽 聽 聽Recognize homesickness symptoms. Homesickness is much more than just missing 鈥渉ome.鈥 It can cause a variety of feelings and side-effects that can impact your daily functioning. Learning to recognize these symptoms can help you figure out why you鈥檙e feeling the way you are and take action to help.
3聽 聽 聽 Homesickness is common for young people,鈥hildren and teens typically are not as emotionally independent
鈥oung people usually have not had as much experience with new situations
4聽 聽 聽Keep familiar things around
5聽 聽 聽Do some things you loved to do at home
6聽 聽 聽Talk about your feelings with someone
7聽 聽 聽Keep a journal -Keeping a journal will help you get in touch with your thoughts and process everything that is happening in your new environment.
8聽 聽 聽Get plenty of exercise
9聽 聽 聽Talk with friends and family back home
10聽 聽Avoid obsessing over your old home