Drive Away Homesickness by…

1. cooking sinigang and inviting friends over.
2. meeting friends at Chinatown and having some dimsum.
3. going away on a trip with other international students.
4. seeking out exhibitions, poetry readings, book launchings of Filipino artists,. And asking your new (or old) friends to come along.
5. calling home.
6. joining a church group for young adults.
7. going to church.
8. exercising
9. keeping a journal.
10. seeking counseling.
11. writing letters to friends and relatives all over the world.
12. taking pictures of your favorite places in your adoptive country.
13. starting a hobby: take up photography or sign up for drawing or voice lessons.
14. playing loud music.
15. watching a movie or a community play.
16. picking up a new sport, like snowboarding.