Jo Toon

I'm similar, I think. I consider that I have borderline aphantasia - on 'good' days, I may get a flash of colour or image that disappears before I 'see' it. On 'bad' days, I have nothing at all. Occasionally I will 'know' that I've thought of an image, but not actually able to recall that image at all. I find it a little easier if I'm thinking of a physical object that I have seen in reality (for example a tree for my garden), but faces/people elude me and I can't imagine 'made-up' things at all.

I'm not sure if a lack of homesickness is connected to aphantasia specifically (I'm aphantasic, but my partner isn't - we emigrated from our home country to New Zealand 13 years ago, and neither of us have been particularly homesick) - however, please don't feel bad because you don't feel 'traditional' homesickness or miss your family. It doesn't mean that you love them any less, and I hope that you carry on enjoying your exchange year.