With other international students sharing similar experiences, create your local support network or exchange stories. You'll also be able to find and catch up with a lot of students from foreign countries and neighboring countries studying in and around your city. To find foreign student groups or people in your city who share similar hobbies, use social networking sites/apps.

Talk to someone close and trustworthy. Attempt: Try: 

• Scheduling Skype sessions weekly/monthly with family or friends 
• Traveling and sending back home postcards 
• Email or letter writing 
• Switching for a time off social media 
• Joining societies of students 
• Maintaining a busy schedule 
• Meeting new individuals 
• Be open to new interactions 
• Traveling with new friends and exploring

It is also recognized that bad eating habits and sleep deprivation cause stress. So, eat meals that are healthy and rest well. Instead of dining out more or binging on takeaway food, consider preparing your meals at home. Both physical and mental wellbeing are strengthened by exercise. Make sure you remain involved in the gym by going for a walk/run, swimming, or working out. Exercises such as meditation, yoga, and deep breathing can also help you remain relaxed and composed.

Make an effort to get to know your new world and what is going on in your host area. Familiarizing yourself is going to make you feel more connected and less like an outsider. Then find out what your new neighborhood has to bring if you were interested in a club/church/group back home.

Study a little about where you live and find a few places you can explore—the city's best coffee shops, local street artists' favorite spots, or all the different places you can go hiking. Create a list of these locations or events and before you leave, challenge yourself to do/see them all.

Studies have shown how spending time with a pet can boost your mood dramatically and lower your levels of stress. Having a pet around makes happy hormones released by your body and keeps you optimistic. You can go and spend time with domestic students who have one if your university or landlord doesn't allow you to keep one.

In being homesick, there is no guilt. It happens to virtually everyone. If you feel the need for extra support to work through your tension, look for help from a therapist. A variety of people and agencies offer assistance to individuals with mental health problems. You may also reach out to the student counseling center of your university, which also has professionals such as counselors and advisers that can help you relieve stress.

Start keeping a journal and vent it all out if you're too afraid to share your feelings with someone. You may write poems, novels, or even engage in artistic art forms to express yourself, such as painting.