Okay Regina this one's for you. I know I didn't come back after my first few postings. I was a bit busy.
So I'll keep this short and yet put in as much as I can.
This is what I felt
Got off the plane -->nausea (I have been flying since I was 6 from one place to another frequently for vacation trips or just to meet relatives elsewhere but my flight nausea sticks:p) --> It was freezing cold and my head was swaying. Took a take-away food parcel to eat later on from the airport itself. I spotted the university pick-up bus and headed towards it showed them my offer letter hopped in and got dropped off at the welcome desk was tired like hell so took a room and slept the whole day. I arrived a week before the welcome week so used the time to go to my course convener talked about the coursework and timetables e.t.c.
The welcome week arrived which was fun got a good idea of where to shop and made friends (that somehow is important .... Mingling helps you feel at home... You cannot totally feel at home obviously but it helps anyway not to feel lost and confused).
Somehow as soon as the welcome week got over I got homesick as hell!
Not sure if I can advice on how one can get to feel better when they are homesick(I get homesick myself a lot :p) but this might help.
So I'll keep this short and yet put in as much as I can.
This is what I felt
Got off the plane -->nausea (I have been flying since I was 6 from one place to another frequently for vacation trips or just to meet relatives elsewhere but my flight nausea sticks:p) --> It was freezing cold and my head was swaying. Took a take-away food parcel to eat later on from the airport itself. I spotted the university pick-up bus and headed towards it showed them my offer letter hopped in and got dropped off at the welcome desk was tired like hell so took a room and slept the whole day. I arrived a week before the welcome week so used the time to go to my course convener talked about the coursework and timetables e.t.c.
The welcome week arrived which was fun got a good idea of where to shop and made friends (that somehow is important .... Mingling helps you feel at home... You cannot totally feel at home obviously but it helps anyway not to feel lost and confused).
Somehow as soon as the welcome week got over I got homesick as hell!
Not sure if I can advice on how one can get to feel better when they are homesick(I get homesick myself a lot :p) but this might help.
- Be sure you have access to watching TV be it on a TV set or laptop and watch your old favourites.
- Participate in a sport or go out and explore the place. Can't say go out alone. I would have but a friend of mine got robbed by some racists near a supermarket when he was all by himself. Scared ever since. It makes one feel that its so much more better in India the sense of belonging lacks in the new place. But remember don't give up the sense of belonging in the new place develops over time.
- Try spending time with other friends as much as possible. This will make you less conscious of the fact that you are away from home.
- Ofcourse one would be preoccupied with coursework so not much time would be left except maybe a weekend by chance.
I am sorry for not proof-reading this post before posting it but it should give you a fair idea on how it'd be in the new place.
Brief up
Brief up
- Temperature changes of the new place need to be studied and one should pack clothing accordingly.
- Take all the required documents with you like admission letters and other documents that you can ask the university about by email.
- Be free and mingle with everyone possible! Don't be shy no time to shy away ...your course would be over by the time you get over you being shy lol.
- Work hard to meet the deadlines post grad work is tedious everywhere specially in the UK coz the course lasts only a year its like life's been suddenly put on a fast forward! ^-^
- Make sure you get along with your professors, course guides/project guides, personal tutors and roommates etc etc.
