Finding the right grocery shop completely changed my mental health in the first month

What happened:n

• I spent my first three weeks eating food that tasted nothing like home
• I was cooking but the ingredients were not right and nothing tasted familiar
• Another student from my country showed me an international supermarket 20 minutes away

nnThe impact: It sounds small. But being able to cook familiar food — food that tastes like home — genuinely reduced my homesickness in a way that nothing else had.nnIf you are struggling with this: Ask in your local UKBuddy city group — someone will know where to go.nnAsk in your city group on UKBuddy