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If you feel homesick find ways to feel comfortable here, things you like to do that will ground your life. make it part of your routine.

Here are examples:
One of my lifer friends lives for NFL. Follows all the games, stays up late nights to catch games live. Reads online. Bought one of those NFL packages and can see all the games.

Another is into biking. Gets out and rides all the time. At least 3-4 times a week. Does randonneuring on week-ends.

Another cooks. Bakes, cooks, etc. Shops in 5 or 6 different places to get the ingredients he needs, and cooks like mom used to...often spends Sundays making bread.

One buddy likes to read. Reads voraciously. All kinds of fantasy, sci-fi, mystery or whatever. Everyday. On the bus, at home, between classes.

I like TV. Sit-coms, dramas, and late night talk shows. So every day I make it my routine to watch one late night show (Ferguson, Letterman or Stewart) everyday then a sit-com or drama. It keeps me grounded. For an hour or so everyday I can make myself feel at home and watch what I like. Crack open a beer, get some pretzels. No K-pop, no Korean Dramas. No gag concerts. It's great.

Find something you like that will "normalize" the experience for you.

(And just an aside to all the people who mention the cold: Huh? What cold? It's fall...you think this is cold? I've got friends who are still going around in sandals. Wait, cold will come)