[Livia]

Raph, I cried for ages when I first got to uni, and I was only about thirty miles from home. I ended up having the time of my life and if I could go back and do it all again tomorrow, I would. I lived and worked in New York for a while too and loved it, and I think you're going to love it as well. Of course you may be homesick at first, but there's always Skype and the phone and you can be home in about eight hours door to door!

Be homesick for a while if you have to, then have the most amazing time and treasure every minute x