i'm writting to you because I'm having a difficult time adapting to living in the USA and I was told at the international office that you are the person i should speak to.
I really enjoyed being in Berkeley in the first couple of weeks and it was brilliant to meet so many other students from all over the world. But then I started to become more and more aware of the things that I would normally do in my own country. I can't watch the TV programmes I like and I miss the food at home. It may sound like these are just little things but when you add them up, they make a difference. But the worst is that I feel like i'm always being so negative, complaining about things and getting irritated. I'm starting to think that maybe studying here isn't for me after all and I need to rethink my future plans.