homesick Archives - CIMBA Italy

Mallory
Furman University
2016 Fall

Finding Your Home Away From Home (or How I Managed to Fall in Love with an Entire Village) 11/04/16

Its crazy to think that its already the halfway point in my time in Italy. Over the past six weeks I have really come to love the town of Paderno del Grappa (or PDG as we like to call it). I’m not going to lie, when we first arrived I was in a little bit […]

Facing Adversity: What You Actually Learn from Study Abroad 06/02/16

If there’s one lesson to be learned from studying abroad, it’s to never expect anything to go smoothly. EVER. Adjusting to a foreign country simply isn’t enough. There are a variety of obstacles to be thrown in the mix. Whether it’s on or off campus, you are going to encounter barriers and difficulty. Having a positive […]

How To Defeat Homesickness While Studying Abroad 11/24/15

So it finally happened. After an entire two months of being abroad, it finally hit me: I was homesick. It almost came out of nowhere. All of a sudden, I was missing my friends, my family, and living in my favorite city in the world, Iowa City. It wasn’t until I snapped out of this […]