They say it's a normal response to feel homesick. Normal to feel this feeling of grief or loss during a transition period of moving from everything you've ever known to a place where you know nothing or anyone. Now, you don't feel that feeling of belonging anymore. Now, you long for something that is known, predictable, consistent, and stable. "When I find something I'm comfortable with, I kinda like it to stay." And as I stared at the chalkboard, I told myself that this feeling was normal and temporary. The professor dismissed the class, and I looked down to see printed words on my notebook. Somehow I managed to write down whatever the professor wrote on the board, but I don't remember how I did it. My mind went empty as I moved from one classroom to another. The same thing happene

