I'm a freshman, halfway through my first semester here. I have friends in general here, but somehow, I still feel very lonely. Maybe it's because of homesickness. I go to college in Hong Kong, and I feel like people are very individualistic and are used to being alone, which is very different from my home country's customs.
Usually when I'm with my friends, I don't feel that lonely, but they have their own schedules, classes, etc. And i feel like when I'm alone, the loneliness starts hitting me. I'm not sure how to describe it, but it feels like I have no aims, and going to the library feels even more stuffy especially that it's really hard to get a spot there and walking around 30 minutes just to get a spot feels even more sad than just spacing out alone.
I wanna make more friends, but I don't think it can automatically make me less lonely especially that I'm kinda awkward, and I feel bad asking my "class friends" to hangout after class, or whenever considering they already have their own friends too.
Any advices? For those who have felt this before, whats the best way to deal with it? How do you get over the fear of being a burden when asking someone to hang out? And how to make your "class friend" not only a class friend but actual real friends?