{"id":276,"date":"2013-09-17T14:38:46","date_gmt":"2013-09-17T18:38:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/vao\/2013\/09\/17\/culture-shock-and-homesickness\/"},"modified":"2013-09-17T14:38:46","modified_gmt":"2013-09-17T18:38:46","slug":"culture-shock-and-homesickness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/vao\/2013\/09\/17\/culture-shock-and-homesickness\/","title":{"rendered":"Culture Shock and Homesickness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here are a few ideas to help deal with homesickness:<br \/>\nMake Friends- reach out to other aupairs and to your counselor. There is someone who has been through what you are going through now and will be glad to help you. You are not alone!<br \/>\nStay in touch with home- but not too much. Too much contact with your friends and family at home actually will make it worse.<br \/>\nGet out of the home and your room- Exercise- get fresh air. Go out with anyone who invites you out.<br \/>\nAccept that it will get better- and that is the truth.<br \/>\nMake Plans- Go to a cluster meeting, make a coffee or movie date.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are a few ideas to help deal with homesickness: Make Friends- reach out to other aupairs and to your counselor. There is someone who has been through what you are going through now and will be glad to help you. You are not alone! Stay in touch with home- but not too much. 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