This isn't really a parent-specific question, but I couldn't figure out where else to post it. I have been abroad for a little over a month now -- that's almost a third into my program -- and I still hate it here. I find positive aspects in it, and I try to enjoy those, but I am constantly overwhelmed by homesickness. I hate my host university, including the way classes are taught, the grading system, and I don't exactly love the other students. I miss my own university that I put so much work into choosing and making a place for myself in. I miss my long-term partner, and being abroad in combination with some previous problems is causing a huge rift in our relationship. I know it's too late to go home, but I can't help but wonder if there's some way to get out of this. I cry every day. It doesn't help that I've been sick constantly since getting here, but once I get better, I'll just have to face the work I haven't been able to do while sick. Does anyone have any advice?
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