<human>: I've travelled a lot on my own prior to this, and I have visited home once so far during this journey, but this is the longest I've been away from my home town.
I am really struggling with the loneliness and isolation. 

I know my mood would lift and I'd feel happier if I went home. However i'd also feel like I failed. I should be stronger than this, I always have been independent and never backed away from doing something on my own. 

I also wouldn't have a job to go back to immediately because I've been granted a year off.

I miss my family, my friends, my lifestyle, meeting new people and being in one spot to actually get to know them, the amenity of my home town... Just being around people regularly! 

I try to mingle with people and my colleagues at the job in at currently are lovely, I am making an effort, but also the town im in (and will be for two more months) is small and after work hours not much is going on, the supermarket even closes at 6pm! I also spend weekends travelling around exploring other towns etc so am filling my time as best as I can- but it is all on my own. 

What should I do? Tough it out?

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<bot>: left life in a big city to travel my country for a year and work, and I am not sure whether to chuck it all in because I am so lonely.