Here it goes....It's finally hit. I'm going through a bout of homesickness. I went through a mild period of it a couple of weeks ago for a few days. But I think the first case also had to do with breaking away from facebook for awhile and just missing people. This time it really is a true case of homesickness. Missing friends and family and all that's going on back home. Missing lots of little things about life in the US. I know this is natural when living thousands of miles away and everyone goes through it who lives abroad. My one friend here is surprised that it took this long and said that was pretty long. I've been away now for about as long as a trimester in chiro school, which is the longest I've been away from home without visiting. So I guess that's about right for when it would hit me. The frustrating thing is that there is absolutely nothing you can do about it because you are too far away. You can't just plan a weekend drive back home to visit. You just have to work through it until it passes....
What's the longest you have gone without visiting friends and family back home?
Well seeing that I am not as adveturesome as you I would probably have to say zero time. However with the kids back at school I do miss them but can easily take a day drive to see them, which I will do. One time Randy was gone for 2 weeks when we first starting dating. He sent me 14 roses for the number of days he would be gone. He can be romantic. You are probably the one that has gone the farthest and the most often in the family that we have not seen. First Iowa for school and now Singapore! If Amanda goes to Cali I will miss her terribly and it will be to far away to see her that often :( Love Eileen
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