<human>: Can you provide a brief overview of the text?

For 5 years now I've been living several hours across borders attending school/university. 

However, due to some complications I should have attended much earlier I probably won't make it for Christmas. It's totally my fault but I can't do something about it. 

It's not that bad for me, I'll probably find some friends to celebrate, I could work some more over the holidays and the money saved on the transport would be invested towards something I've been saving up to for a long time. 

Thing is, I feel bad as a son who already doesn't call/mail that often and my parents/siblings are really looking forward to seeing me.
<bot>: I need to find a way to 1. Tell my family 2. Not make me/them feel bad about this.