Sometimes you should give up. And sometimes you should endure.
I am glad I endured.
I believe cultural clashes mostly happen inside us, even though it is much easier to focus on what we think is colliding with us from the outside. What I really clashed with was my own vulnerability and my fear of feeling alone.
At home, I do not feel that way. There is so much love there. So many people who show me every day that I matter.
Here, I had to face that inner collision and slowly realize that I am the one who chooses how I feel in a new context.
Not Everything Translates 