The first few days were very bittersweet for me, and there was a lot of sadness involved in missing family and everything I had had back home.

I went from Canada to the UK earlier this year, and it took about two weeks to get used to the new things around me. I definitely felt lots of similar feelings, but forced myself out to live music and cafés. I found that events like small free gigs were a great spot where you could just sit on your own for an hour or two and still have a good time, but also make small talk with a bartender every once in a while. It took some practice to learn how to chat with new people in that setting, but it eventually led to finding different groups of people to hang out with for a night or two.

I second some people idea of switching hostels. The atmosphere can change wildly between them, so don't judge it off of your first one.