Thank you for your kind words, as well as for reminding me that it will take time. I grew up believing that stuff ought to happen as soon as I wish it to; paradoxically, it applies even to growing patience so far.

I was once in a higher education venue, a year or two ago. Back then, I mostly considered the university to be an area of social contact more than it was educational. I still learned some very valuable stuff, but it wasn't academics, which is why I failed my first year - partly a reason why I quit that time. Eventually, I came to realize that since I'm here by choice, I better apply myself - or what am I doing here? I wonder, too, why don't other young people realize that to begin with. We must be missing something about our higher education all around the world, at least in the first and second worlds.

What bothers me right now is how I seem to lose energy quickly in the university. I'm an introvert and I feel quiet discomfort around crowds of people, which is all you can see around here. Given that I spend most of my time in crowds nowadays, I'm afraid I won't encounter any comfort soon unless I spend all the rest of my time at home alone, which isn't a viable strategy. Both extremes are unsettling. Do you have an advice on how to juggle it?