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homesickness



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Ada is facing a make-or-break debut and struggling with a homesickness that seems to outweigh her desire to model.

From Salon ● Jun. 29, 2026

The work reflects Kahlo’s ambivalence toward the U.S. where she often felt out of place and her homesickness for Mexico.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026

One woman from Germany complained of profound homesickness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2025

But she had never lived abroad before, and she struggled with a deep homesickness which she documented in emotional video diaries on YouTube.

From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2024

But homesickness would often strike them, spreading like a terrible fever; some wasted away out of sadness.

From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson




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