What is wrong with me?

You English is very good! Finland is a beautiful country. And you are not depressed - yet. You are missing your family, friends and home. So when class is over your friends at school go home and you are left there all alone? I'm trying to understand your exact situation. Why are hobbies not possible? I will suggest some hobbies for you anyway. Photography is very good. There are many books for beginners. I searched the web for a little while but don't have the time to read enough of the sites I found to know if they would be helpful to you. How about biking? Or BMXing? If you don't have a bike maybe you could get one. Another thing you could do is go to www.instructables.com If you don't know of the site it's very interesting. It shows you how to make literally thousands of things. I have a friend that used this site to make a taser out of a disposable camera. He zapped himself by mistake! But at least he found out it worked! Robotics is a good hobby. There are videos on youtube on how to make a simple robot. Also, the Instructables website has similar projects. Maybe you could learn to be a DJ? I'm sure you like music. You're a teenager! Here is a site and there are many others www.dancemusic.about.com/od/askthedj/u/LearningtoDJ.htm#s1 I hope this helps you a little. The Instructables site is really good. Check it out!

Hi TheScupp, First of all there is nothing wrong with you, second I think your English is very good. Sixteen is very young to be away from your family and friends, and I expect you miss them very much, so it's quite natural to feel a little depressed. I suggest that you try making some new friends but also keep in touch with your old friends, and of course with your family. I have found that things have a way of working out for the best, so don't become discouraged. I think you are quite amazing because many at your age would not be able to do what you are doing. Come here to myLot sometimes and makes more friends here and always ask for help when you need it. Blessings.

I know it is hard being away from home. When I moved from California to Idaho I had been lonely even though my boyfriend (now husband) lived in Idaho as well. randy had two jobs at the time we had met and I got to spend a couple of hours with him, but when he was working I had my schooling to keep me busy and would also make friends. I am sure once you start talking to your classmates and get to know them well things will get easier. It seems like you have a computer so you can alway make extra money on here and find a couple of other sites to make money from.

TheScupp, I think there is nothing wrong with you, it is normal to feel sad because your far away from your home, family and friends. I think you should focus on you study, meet new friends online and offline and try to figure with out what kind of hobbies do you really want to do. Like you I am living far away with my family and friends, my husband is the only family member that i got her but instead of feeling sad I preferred to cook, do online job and do some handicrafts. I hope you can able to adjust as soon as possible in your new place and found someone who can able to talk to you online and offline to ease your sadness and depression.

For starters, your english is really good! Secondly, my best recommendation is to get to know some of the other people that live on residence with you. There must be a lot of people even in your situation that have left their friends somewhere else and now find themselves without anyone to talk to - and yet they are surrounded by people. Try and make some new friends and this will certainly help. Thirdly - it is great that you are talking about this, but we are not professionals. If you find that you are continuing to feel this way and even getting worse, then you need to speak to someone about it. There is sure to be counsellors at the school that can talk to you or even some pastoral staff from a Christian group may be able to help you. But you do need to talk to someone that knows a bit more than us if you don't feel better soon! Praying you feel better soon!!

You should focus yourself to study for now because it will DEFINITELY help you in the future (or college). If you don't work on it, regrets always in the end. But you know, once you graduated or finished your studies, you will work 5 times a day in 9 hours inside the office. You will really miss studying :) have patience and good luck in your studies ;)

Well what are your hobbies or some kind of interest. I suspect that you are just simply bored from your life there at your dorm. I suggest you find local friends from your place that you can go with while you are there. I think finding friends would not be that hard for you since I think you are living in a dorm like place and there are many students like you who also stay in that place.

What, you don't have enough homework to keep you busy after school? I'd talk to your instructors, but it's a little too far from Texas. Seriously, your English is very good, almost perfect. To take up your time after school, you need to make some new friends. Since you are concerned about perfecting your English, you should search out some English speaking people with whom to be friends. Don't limit your contacts to persons your age. An older person would be happy to talk with you and to share their life's experiences. Is there an English club at your school? If not, maybe you could start one.

there are soooo many things you can do with your time my friend, why not go out and meet new friends? or maybe read a book - man if i have the time that you have right now i would have read several books by now! or maybe do some things you like, maybe write, or do some blogs, or paint or do some music...

Overall, there is nothing wrong with your English. I hardly or almost do not spot any grammatical error. I'm curious. Is the school really located in a small town? Are there a lot of other students living in student residence (dormitory)? I personally don't think you are the only one staying there. Just look around you. You might want to start a conversation with neighbors, classmates, etc. Friends are everywhere. Is it common for someone like you to go to a vocational school in Finland? Did you choose to go there or your parents really want you to go there?

oh, you will have much free time and you don't know what to do since your friends are far away. If you have a computer at home, you can connect to the internet, chatting with friends or learning something news. or earning money online on mylot for instance.... Or you can buy some good books and read it as much as you can...there are many ways to spend time on it, how do you think?

First, I can say your english is good and the way you write is understandable. Now about your situation, you can always come online and make friends here so that the depression that you may have now will be minimized. I saw in the bookstore some materials for scrap-booking, you can try it.

Hello TheScupp, greetings. I believe boredom and being homesick are responsible for being depressed. Boredom can be easily cured by making yourself busy, go out and make new friends. Feeling homesick contribute most of your depression. At 16 you are still longing for family. Get adjusted to it TheScupp, it really take some sacrifices on your part if you really want to finish your studies. Cheers.

Now as it is new to you,you cant adjust with the situation.But after some days you can be able to move along with the situation.Try to love browsing and watching movies.You can spent as many times in mylot.Here you have lots of friends waiting for you and also you can join in healthy discussions which can be a great relaxation for you and to make your life more colorful.Good luck :)

I guess you are just bored and not depressed. You can make mylotting as your hobby. You feel alone because you can't be with your family and friends. I guess university years train us to become more independent. Don't take it negatively. For some time in our lives, we have to be alone in order to learn being independent. I hope you'll overcome your boredom and sadness soon. Your English isn't poor. You're good. Post more discussions and eventually, you'll find myLot so addicting. LOL. Happy mylotting.

You just feeling homesick. You missed every person that you know. And because you're just starting in your new place, it is natural. Don't be depress. What you need to do is to make new friends. You said that you are studying vocational course and i presume that you also have classmates in your course. Try to befriend them and try to accompany them once in a while when they go out. Do not just spend your time here in the cyber world. You could make real friends out there rather that have cyber friends. By doing this, i think you could overcome your homesickness.

hello there.. your english is good, do not feel awkward about it... well, try to know your other interest to keep yourself going and active without sparing a vacant so that you will not feel boredom. because when you are bored, the next feeling will be odd and then depression follows. if you want sport, then joined. if you want to sing, dance, then inquire somewhere else or from your known friends in there, maybe they can be of great information and lend a hand about the matter. above all, allow me say that pray to God for guidance and all... enjoy :)

Your'e still new to the way things are but give a little bit of time and you'll get used to it, it's natural to think about your friends just don't miss the too much cause they're moving forward and you need to do the same. Just go on like you'd normally do and pretty soon you'll find new friends and new ways to keep you interested, it's all about attitude.

From my standpoint,I don't think your problem is that serious. You can have new friends in your residence school as well as develop new hobbies base on your new school facilities. We all have to grow up and leave home for our new life ,what you need is to adjust to it. Enjoy your new school life! ps:I am a freshmen with poorer english than you ......^_^

You can make friends from where you are staying now. What do guys your age do there aside from spending time in computers? You can probably interact with someone in your new residence and find something else to do do.