Scarlett Parr Reid, print science editor discusses her previous experiences struggling with homesickness.
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Dealing with homesickness
Flying the nest can bring up all sorts of nostalgic feelings about leaving home. Most students can’t wait to leave home and move on to their next adventure. But, as perfectly explained by How I Met Your Mother, the second your parents leave you in that empty room in a flat full of strangers, you […]
Reading week blues: is it better to go home or to get your parents to visit?
As we reach the middle of the lengthy, first term of the year, home sickness often starts to kick in and many people choose to return home, or else invite their parents down to Exeter for a visit. It can be refreshing to have a change of scenery and comforting to return to your hometown, […]
Exeter students travelling home more than any other city
In the third week of October, homesick Exeter students caused the biggest rise in homeward journeys, the Association of Train Operating Companies (Atoc) suggests. Exeter saw a 64 per cent rise in its usual weekly average journeys of those aged between 16 and 25. Durham experienced the second highest hike at 61 per cent, and […]