They forgot to tell us.

They don't tell you that getting used to a new culture, a new country and a new way of life will be the easy part. They don't tell you that you will adapt quickly to a different pace, a new job and a new home. They forget to mention that while all these things will be easy that the hard part will be keeping yourself intact. Keeping your heart alive and remembering the things that matter the most. That the pain and homesickness will creep up on you while you aren't looking and sink its teeth in when you least expect. And that the things you miss the most, turn out not to the food or the language, but the familiar faces and the everyday mundane activities you used to take for granted. The friends and places and things you could do. That the people you miss them most may not be just your family, but the random people you are used to seeing. They should tell you that in orientation.