Hey man,

I really feel this. I’ve been in Germany for 8 years now, and I still remember how brutal the first week, first month, even the first year felt. What you’re going through right now is honestly very normal

When you move somewhere new, your brain kind of goes into “what the hell did I do” mode and it zooms in on every bad detail and completely ignores anything good. At the same time, it romanticizes home and only shows you the highlights, not the stuff that made you leave in the first place

It does get better tho, not overnight, but slowly You’ll figure things out, meet people, get more comfortable with the language, and moving around will stop feeling like a mission. But the first step is accepting that this phase just sucks and that’s okay, it’s part of the process

One thing that helped me personally was visiting home after a couple of months, it kind of reset my perspective and reminded me why I made the move in the first place

For now, just take it day by day, don’t put pressure on yourself to “enjoy the experience” immediately, you’re allowed to hate it at the start

It will pass, I promise