I've been trying to be more open recently but I always end up doing all the listening and none of the talking, haha. Which actually suits me and the people I talk to just fine, for the most part. Glad to hear that it'll be alright, then!
It can be bad sometimes but really good others. It depends on how you look at it; it's easy to become sick of being in school, and you might want to see your local friends again once in a while, but at the same time I like living with my friends here and it's easy to see teachers when I have to and get extra work done. We also have some nice sports, music and art facilities, all of which appeal to me and some of the teachers are pretty cool too sometimes.