While living in the dorms, what could you do to get over home sickness?

Homesickness is normal, but relatively easy to manage. If you look at this new chapter in your life as an adventure and look at the life experiences that are about to happen it will seem more enjoyable. Though your main objective is to get your STUDY ON and get a good foundation academically, go to a few social engagements or try out for a school sport and I bet you won't be too homesick...but if you think you need some tips here's what I got!

Write to those you love and miss....get some pretty stationary, email or IM those you want to hear from ASAP! But people love mail! Then they will write back and how cool to get mail when you are homesick! Journal you thoughts and feelings....you can read it latter.

If you're in the city go to the museum, art shows or step out with new friends and dance the night away! If it's a lil town and you can't get off campus meet new peeps and just kick it "lounge"...haha!

While living in the dorms you want it to feel personal, but you don't want to feel cluttered or it will get on your nerves too and you won't want to study either. What I suggest is taking care of yourself, brighten up your room by getting a few nice things and few things that are comforting as well.

What is the first thing you notice in your dorm? Your bed right? If you don't have one already get a cozy and colorful comforter, pillows (a body pillow or the type where you can lean against and a lap desk). Then get a couple items for the room if you like patterns try simple and (and pull the least of a color out) to be your accent...a really chunky coffee mug, pencil/pen organizer, photo frames (2-3), a few crates and some baskets....keep your room organized (decorate the items with familiar things around your old room.)

Take care of yourself, the better you will feel so engage in social events and mingle around campus, but rest up, exercise and eat well. If there's no stores around you ask for care packages instead of spending money. And stock up on snacks (brain foods) spring water, peanut butter, crackers, fruit/vegs(canned unless you buy it locally), almonds, cereal, whole wheat bread, soothing teas etc.

Get organized and a schedule. When you have idle time use that to go for a walk, meet up with new friends or read a great book. Starting a new chapter in your life is exciting and nerve racking at the same time. Fill your schedule up (but don't overextend yourself either!)

Use aromatherapy like hair/skin care items, essential oils (lamp ring, cold compresses, or added to water spray for hair), sachet bags for your drawers, febreze and/or dryer sheets (to freshen the trash barrel, drawers) an electric tea pot/coffee maker, a flower/plant on the window sill or a desk in front of a window.

Got a shoe box of cards and family photos make a keepsake box to go through when you are homesick. If you are creative make a few things like a scrapbook of your childhood ask your folks for photos, old magazines, cards, ticket stubs, your favorite momentos....you get the idea.

Bring your favorite music (tranquil and blood pumpin') or buy new music that will mark this new chapter and when you are older when you hear a particular song you will remember this!

Anyway, enjoy and have fun! Be safe and LEARN all you can in and out of the classroom! Take care and God bless!

It's natural to feel a bit homesick when you first live in a dorm, so don't get weirded out by that feeling. It doesn't mean you're a baby; you're just having a bit of separation anxiety. Once you accept the fact that it's okay to be a little homesick, you won't feel as anxious.

Have pictures of your friends and families on the wall. Keep in touch with them through email or IM. Make a friend on your floor who is also yearning to be home and you will have something to share. Get ahead in your studies and you won't think so much about home. Good luck!

I've heard of someone jumping out of the window from a dorm room as a solution. But seriously, check out the clubs on campus. There has bound to be one that shares your interests. Put yourself out there. You may have great friends back home, but now is the time to add some silver to your gold. If you have a significant other back home, entertain new propositions. If nothing else, they're a bargaining chip.

1. Get out of the dorm room: join a campus club, go to an on campus event. If it's Saturday, take the bus to a local hot spot.

or if your shy

2. Leave the door to your room open (while you are in it) and people will stop to talk to you.

and if this doesn't help there is a book my sister bought me for Christmas....

The Naked Roommate: And 107 Other Issues You Might Run Into in College

I had a naked roommate my freshman year.

In order to get over home sickness, the best thing to do is to keep yourself active. Be sure that you meet your Resident Assistant and attend weekly events in your residence hall. Also, join clubs and get involved in campus life. Stay in touch with your family and friends often by using the phone, email, IMs and even letters. Also, be sure that you join a study group or go to the tutoring center to help your academic semester go by smoother. All of these things will help the time go by faster until your holiday break.

Never experienced it myself, and i moved overseas when i was 17 alone....

But friends do the following:

1. Phone frequently.

2. Make new friends quickly.

3. Involve yourself with clubs and societies on campus.

4. Go to local hangouts, especially where dorm people go to also.

get involved you will not want to but trust me you should get to know people. Do not say in your dorm room and just talk to the roomate that comes and goes. Go out!! h

When you get homesick, remember that feeling will go away, and then come again. Then it comes and goes less and less as you get used to your new home. When i moved away from home and was homesick, it took me several months to coordinate a away to get home ( I wasn't at school)- when I finally got home , I stayed for 2 days and then moved a away again. I realized how much i liked being on my own.

Make some friends and find some hobbies. That usually works for me.

Make a friend. You can always go home.