Homesickness is a sickness with silent symptoms - missing, longing, feeling anxious and lonely. It is painful. Unfortunately, like cancer patients, only the sufferers feel how painful it is. Other people may think they know, but they can never really feel it.
My illness was very serious at first. I missed not just a family or a place but a whole country - everything that I am comfortable with, the language that I speak, the culture that I know and love, my protection and community. How can I express my loneliness when I walk back to my room in the dark night, my loathing when I smell chee…
