3 Years.

[_thesentimentalguy_]

Today marks the beginning of a long and hard 3 year journey into university life. it is the first time I will have to be away from home for so long...away from my family, my friends, my favorite local restaurant, my humble little room...my beloved dog. I feel lost. I feel alone. I feel hollow.

Good night.

 

[RainbowWalker]

You did the right thing in sharing your feelings,_thesentimentalguy. I know this kind of feeling very well too and I am sure a whole lot of people do as well. I remember when I was sent to the Air Force (in our country there was still the draft system at the time) which was literally at the other end of the country and the first stint were 2 weeks without seeing home. I've been homesick quite a lot too. Later we could at least drive home every weekend though. So yes ...quite familiar to that sort of feeling. It can be scary. But my grandfather always told me one thing: It will pass. He was right. It did pass and one day it was over. And your journey will pass too and most likely you will be a lot richer afterwards. Richer in life experience and many other things. Good luck, man!

 

[Katerina]

First off, congratulations, it is a big step. Starting university away from home can be a very scary and lonely experience at first and pretty much everyone will be going through similar feelings. It can take people varying amounts of times to adjust to university life but I would just go with it for now. If you find things too stressful give yourself space, or talk to someone; whatever it is you need to feel better. Remember family and friends are always a phonecall or e-mail away so they're closer than you think.

Good luck!

 

[Tiina63]

As Katerina says, your family and friends are only an email or phone call away. Also, if things become very stressful, there will be a student counsellor you could see.

 

[Tealeaf]

You'll be okay. Even if you're lonely, university life has a million distractions so you won't be without a worthwhile challenge or something to relax with.

 

[Rainbows]

I just joined university too. If you wanna talk, pm me.

 

[SeaBee]

It wont last, at the end you might even miss the time you were at the University.

 

[Wanderer145]

University can be amazing man. Yes undeniably there were a lot of evenings in on my own and I wasn't out socialising in enough. But some of those memories by myself were actually pleasant. You learn how to survive on your own and you get tougher because of it. I honestly wish I was back there sometimes where there was more structure to life and I had more friends...remember to bring some stuff from home. You'll grow to like your room when you come back from studying or whatever else you do. The 3 rooms I stayed in were little safe havens away from it all.