Away From Home

This handout has been adapted from our general handout on managing homesickness.

In our conversations with people struggling to overcome homesickness, we often hear about ways they’ve discovered of making things better for themselves. Below are list of suggestions from students and counselling staff. We hope you’ll find these tips for battling homesickness helpful.


The transition from home to university often involves major changes in a person’s life.  It can be filled with excitement, expectation and adventure.  It can also be marked by homesickness, which can sometimes make people quite miserable.  In our conversations with people struggling to overcome homesickness, we often hear about ways they’ve discovered of making things better for themselves. One student’s ideas are presented below, followed by other people’s suggestions. We hope you’ll find these tips for battling homesickness helpful.


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