Moving abroad, wWhether you are teaching, studying, interning, volunteering or just traveling for an extended period of time, is complicated. Anyone who tells you otherwise is either lying or in the private-jet-owning tax bracket. The experience can be thrilling, energizing and eye-opening, but it can also be incredibly challenging in a number of ways that go far beyond learning to cope with a culture that doesn't eat dinner until 10 pm.
It's important not to let that degree of homesickness prevent you from enjoying the travel experience.