For school into a city I don't know very well with roommates I don't really know at all. The first day here my phone broke. So I sort of lost all outside contact with those who know me. A friend of mine was supposed to make the commute to see me, but then blew me off. So much for her. There are cars screaming outside my window all night. And my roommate never talks. I'm feeling like I hate this, but I know I need to give it more time. Anyone have any stories of moving to a new place by yourself?
Homesickness is something that used to be a real big problem for me—there was a time when I couldn't even spend the afternoon at my best friend's house a half mile down the road because I missed home so much.
I went to college about an hour from home, and that was pretty hard at first, so I went home every weekend, but by my senior year I was going home only about once a month.
Then, on the more extreme end of the spectrum, I fell in love with a California girl and moved from Maine to L.A. County to marry her. Talk about culture shock. It's still hard sometimes to be away from my family, but I've mostly gotten used to it.
Keep your head up, keep trying to make friends, and you'll be okay.