I’m currently studying in Madrid, and this was my first time out of the country in my life. So this was the first time I’ve had to make a foreign land feel like home. I’ve noticed that the little things are what really do it for me, like food, music or TV shows. Those things just make it feel more familiar and more like the routine I would have back home. For instance, there’ve been times my host mom has made meals like my mom would normally make, and that gives me a comforting feeling. If I’m sitting in my bed and watching a show that I normally watch at home, it makes me feel like I’m back there instead of in a random apartment in Madrid. So for me, it just happens to be those small, simple things that you don’t really notice when you are home that can make another place feel more familiar.