There has been interesting
stories that I found when I was working on my third story or the second
side bar. I really thought I can easily find international students who
are (still) homesick, but I was wrong.
They sometimes do, but that period of missing home all the time is over.
One day I asked a friend if mine if I can interview her. I told her about my project and she told me "I don't think I am the right person because I don't feel homesick."
My next-door neighbors also said the same things. "I am not homesick".
She also told me a story of her dad who has not met her mom for almost 34 years. I thought it was ridiculous because I would have missed my parents for that long. Surprisingly too, these two people who I wanted to interview have not returned to their country yet since they got back to the United States.
However, I finally found three other students who wanted to open up about their homesick feelings.
I talked with Abdo Gubran and found out his reason not to go home is not only because of financial issue. Abdo is from Yemen. His country political situation is not stable so if he goes home he might not be able to come back to U.S. if the U.S. embassy is close, for example.
Abdo also said if he could he would go home. I remember one great quote from him
"No one really wants to leave their country where their hearts really belong to but sometimes the situation drive them to do it."
They sometimes do, but that period of missing home all the time is over.
One day I asked a friend if mine if I can interview her. I told her about my project and she told me "I don't think I am the right person because I don't feel homesick."
My next-door neighbors also said the same things. "I am not homesick".
She also told me a story of her dad who has not met her mom for almost 34 years. I thought it was ridiculous because I would have missed my parents for that long. Surprisingly too, these two people who I wanted to interview have not returned to their country yet since they got back to the United States.
However, I finally found three other students who wanted to open up about their homesick feelings.
I talked with Abdo Gubran and found out his reason not to go home is not only because of financial issue. Abdo is from Yemen. His country political situation is not stable so if he goes home he might not be able to come back to U.S. if the U.S. embassy is close, for example.
Abdo also said if he could he would go home. I remember one great quote from him
"No one really wants to leave their country where their hearts really belong to but sometimes the situation drive them to do it."
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| Abdo decided to take a selfie with my phone that I used to interview him |
I have found the same thing, and I think it's true of students are from the U.S. as well. They are homesick at first, but then get over it as they make friends and become involved in activities on campus. It's part of the maturing process as students begin to find their own ways after leaving home.
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