Have you ever missed home? Have you ever been sad about not being able to be with certain people?
Whether it’s a holiday trip, a longer stay abroad, or permanently moving away, leaving home can have more effects on our mental well-being than we might expect.
Mona Bruckberger is a 20-year-old journalism student from Austria that studied at Mount Royal University for an exchange semester. She tells us her perspective of experiencing homesickness and takes us on a journey to understand its background.