How to fight the blues: Write a (real) letter home
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Everyone gets the blues after a while in a foreign country. This can be "culture shock" or just plain homesickness. When the feeling becomes unbearable and you just can't force yourself out the door to try something new, consider staying in and writing a letter -- a REAL PAPER LETTER -- about your life abroad. In an email, you can quickly vent all your immediate thoughts, which will mean dwelling on the negative. But letters remain for posterity, so you'll naturally find yourself trying to convey the positive sides of your experience so as not to come off as a total downer to your reader. If that doesn't work, write a simple list of 10 Amazing Things You Saw Today. The simple act of focusing on the positive will force you out of your hole
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Posted on 8/28/2009 by
Margherita Bandini
You're absolutely right. I have a list of people I write to and, once a month, I take an afternoon off (or evening!) and write to at least two of them...it's really liberating, much more relaxing than emails and you're absolutely right: richer in positive energy! It's a very good tip, well done! Margherita PS I'll try the 10 Amazing Things, but maybe I Saw This Week is going to be easier! Maybe we could publish the top 10 of the month here ^__*
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