I realized something today...
A huge part of my homesickness is about missing my family. I got to talk to my mom for a long time last night, and that made me feel tons better. The other part, though, is about exhaustion and never feeling like I've caught up.
I'm doing more homework than anyone else in my program, as far as I know. I have to take a community college class, in addition to my coursework here, so that I will be able to start graduate school next summer. This works out to 18 credits. This also works out to me getting to bed between 1-2, and then trying to get up early so I can talk with my family before they go to bed.
Last weekend, us students spent the whole time with intense sightseeing. There was no time for homework, so the week prior to the weekend was spent getting ahead in my studies as much as possible. Then, the last week was spent getting caught up to where I needed to be, as much as possible. It's been two weeks since I last got as much sleep as I needed.
Yesterday, I didn't have plans early in the day, so I did homework for a long time, but then I napped! This was the first time since I got here that I actually took a nap. Then, I had gotten tons of homework done all day, and went to bed by 11. This morning, I woke up at 8, and could not convince my body to sleep more. I did homework, and took another nap!
Now, it's getting to be evening, and I have a few things left I need to do. However, I will be in bed by eleven for sure. I was able to get the little bit of shopping I needed done, and almost all my homework is completely ready for next week.
The moral of the story...I need to sleep more! I am so much happier, and feel much better. I think I might even have another restful nights sleep. :)
The only advice I'd give for would be travelers is to be sure to not let people from home say hurtful things while you can't do a damn thing about it. The world still does spin, and you can't be there to help all the people you used to. You can't help soothe peoples troubles when you are 10k away. Sometimes, they will lash out at you, and you need to be able to just let it fall away, or it will ruin the first truly good day in weeks.
A huge part of my homesickness is about missing my family. I got to talk to my mom for a long time last night, and that made me feel tons better. The other part, though, is about exhaustion and never feeling like I've caught up.
I'm doing more homework than anyone else in my program, as far as I know. I have to take a community college class, in addition to my coursework here, so that I will be able to start graduate school next summer. This works out to 18 credits. This also works out to me getting to bed between 1-2, and then trying to get up early so I can talk with my family before they go to bed.
Last weekend, us students spent the whole time with intense sightseeing. There was no time for homework, so the week prior to the weekend was spent getting ahead in my studies as much as possible. Then, the last week was spent getting caught up to where I needed to be, as much as possible. It's been two weeks since I last got as much sleep as I needed.
Yesterday, I didn't have plans early in the day, so I did homework for a long time, but then I napped! This was the first time since I got here that I actually took a nap. Then, I had gotten tons of homework done all day, and went to bed by 11. This morning, I woke up at 8, and could not convince my body to sleep more. I did homework, and took another nap!
Now, it's getting to be evening, and I have a few things left I need to do. However, I will be in bed by eleven for sure. I was able to get the little bit of shopping I needed done, and almost all my homework is completely ready for next week.
The moral of the story...I need to sleep more! I am so much happier, and feel much better. I think I might even have another restful nights sleep. :)
The only advice I'd give for would be travelers is to be sure to not let people from home say hurtful things while you can't do a damn thing about it. The world still does spin, and you can't be there to help all the people you used to. You can't help soothe peoples troubles when you are 10k away. Sometimes, they will lash out at you, and you need to be able to just let it fall away, or it will ruin the first truly good day in weeks.
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