Anyone remember a time you were homesick?

Anyone remember a time you were homesick?
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I mentioned this here a while ago. After I emigrated to Australia I felt very homesick and particularly at *********. That’s a time when you see your family and there are many traditions families follow. ********* in Australia is very, very different and each year I feel homesick. I love living in Australia, but I’m still very British and every now and then I get very homesick and I miss my birth country. Mostly I compartmentalise any feelings of homesickness and push them aside, but sometimes they still feel very strong. After I started seeing my second husband, he took me around his childhood area and pointed out places he played, the school he went to and it made me feel very sad. I don’t think people who have never felt homesick can really understand how strong the feelings can be and it can be triggered by ridiculous things at times.
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