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Isolation
I have moved to another city for school and am currently staying in a dorm. I am happy with the education system in the university I attend and the city in general.
But of late, I have begun to feel a strange sense of isolation. The young people here, although, very nice are of a different mindset and have a very lifestyle. To put it in a brief manner, my views and ideas on the simplest of things would be considered too "liberal". Generalization is a crime, but it's like I am stuck between the ultra-conservative and the wannabes. And it's so glaringly obvious because I am new here. At home circumstances were different because I had my family and close friends. Now, I am by myself.
I can't really talk to anyone here and it's slowly killing me inside. And I have become afraid it's going to make me depressed or worse, affect my studies...they very purpose for which I moved. Added to this, is the fact, that most of my friends back in my hometown are really busy with their lives. And if they call up, it's usually to ask advice on their career or to grumble about their love lives. It makes me feel betrayed in a way.
I don't want to get depressed over this but I am not sure how to cope with this too.
Any advise? Anyone had a similar experience?
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