I am an 18-year-old girl, and I started college some months ago. I am an only child and come from a conservative family.

My parents love me so much and are very protective. Sending me to a matriculation college in another state was difficult for them as they miss me a lot. I miss them too and I am lucky that they take me home every week.I am a bright student and have always excelled in school. However, things are different in college. I guess I am homesick because life there is certainly not easy; I have to bear with water shortage, poor cleanliness and the lack of clean food. I do not feel like myself.

I do not feel as if I can tell them every single thing in my life since they are so conservative. I am afraid of how they would react to things.