My sister and I have recently just moved away from our hometown. It was a tad bit of a struggle, in the beginning, trying to find work and getting used to keeping up with our responsibilities, such as cleaning, laundry, paying for bills, cooking, running errands, etc. Even though it was a little stressful, it also came out to be fun and exciting. It’s exciting because there are new things to explore and figure out where my go-2 place to get food will be. My sister and I were so busy discovering new places around us, it was a new state, different culture, it was all just a completely new environment. Moving away from home can be challenging but staying positive and falling in love with the place that you call your new home is what makes the move easiest.
This move we knew was going to be unforgettable. There was just one downfall that came to our move. Only one of us experienced being a little homesick. It was Mackenzie that experienced some homesickness which is completely normal to feel being a 19-hour car ride away from home. It’s all such mixed emotions leaving a place that you grew up in. Everyone handles moving away differently just for Caitlin she had the mindset which is this is what she wanted. Caitlin’s personality is much different because she can easily adapt to anything and anyone. For her, it was easier to get settled down and carry on with her everyday life the way she was when she was back home. She is just always optimistic about what she is doing because she says that she always has a reason for what she’s doing. She just has an exceptional mindset that she is very proud of. Mackenzie tends to stress way more.
Mackenzie did have factors as to why she may have experienced being homesick. Mackenzie, it was different for her since she was just finishing her senior year of high school when we made the move. There were some high school events that she missed out on which did affect her being homesick. After some time she did get over being homesick because she just came to realize that her moving out was what she wanted. She also questioned whether those school events were going to be fun for her? Who was to know if she was going to enjoy herself at those events because she was over high school at those points. She admits that what she wants is what she has now, not what she had back home. Her realizing and knowing what she wants helping her being homesick and to move on.
It’s been about 4 months since we’ve moved away from home and it has been working out well. We are both very happy with what we have been doing and are in a good place. If we just continue to do what we are doing now then we won’t have too much to worry about. We both come from a strong support system so if we are ever feeling down or missing home we have our friends and family that do help us out a lot mentally.
