A brand new life changed me a lot

Time flies!
That is an very very old saying but I have to say it again. Without the teacher's recalling, I never realize that I have already been here for more than 16 weeks. For me, this period was tough enough compared to my normal life in China. When I entered the USA, I could no longer rely on my family or my friends, from that moment on, I had to face all the realities and problems all by myself.
I tried to find the routine to school but I lost my way, so I walked under strong sunshine for one hour; I rented the apartment and signed the lease totally in a loss because of those thousand English words; I bought wrong things many times; I failed the driving test due to the different traffic rules, and so on. For me, living here is much harder than living in my home country, but finally I've got used to it and have done things alone.
Now, I live alone, I drive alone, I eat alone, I go shopping alone, I almost do everything all by myself because this is the American Style. I changed a lot because I had no choice but to adapt to. It is unbelievable but I am more and more used to taking care of myself alone. ------I am alone but I am not lonely.