<human>: Sorry this isn't going to be super juicy, and I hope it falls within the rules of this sub. Long time lurker, first time poster, etc etc.

I am about to go abroad to Europe for the next semester, which I'm incredibly excited about. I've been seeing my boyfriend, "Nick," for close to a year at this point, although he only became my boyfriend recently (spurred, in no small part, by my impending departure). We're a fairly low-key couple. I have no doubt that he really likes me, but neither of us is very demonstrative. We're currently in a shorter LD relationship right now, as I am still in school and he has graduated. However, I'm nervous about being so far away, and its basically a guarantee that we won't see each other for at least 3.5 months. 

Our usual pattern for communication is to text fairly casually throughout the day, with the occasional phone call. I just feel like that won't be enough with a 6-hour time difference and no prospect of visiting for so long.

Neither of us has done long distance before, and all the advice I've looked up online has been a little, well, hokey. (Like "send him a paper heart with something you love about him each day", for example. This may float some people's boat, but that's really not for either me or Nick).

Basically, any advice or words of wisdom or tips you all can offer here would be amazing! I'm just trying to figure out how to NOT have things fizzle out while I'm away.

Can you condense the text into three sentences or less?
<bot>: About to embark on transatlantic long distance. The greater interwebs are useless, so I turn to thee, r/relationships.