How to ease homesickness for college freshman

For freshmen going off to college, the first weeks on campus can be filled with heady excitement. But as things settle down and the newness wears off, it’s easy for homesickness to set in.
Anxiety, sadness and an overwhelming yearning for friends and loved ones who are now far away – all are hallmarks of homesickness. These feelings can become so intense that a student may feel extremely isolated or even want to drop out of school.
But many students can come out on the other side of