Very common experience at the outset. Glad things worked out!
Thanks for the update 
It’s through this kind of tribulations that you become stronger and will return home changed in ways you never expected. It’s not just experiencing another culture, it’s the incredibly fast growth you’ll realize happened …upon return. Congratulations for sticking it out.
To infinity and beyond!
I did study abroad as a junior in HIGH SCHOOL and I definitely had challenges with my host family. host student, the school…heck jetlag, the first few days.
When I felt sad I took my journal and a couple of dollars (francs, as it happened) and sat at a cafe with a cup of coffee and wrote down all my feelings. I was going to suggest that for you but then I read the rest of the thread and saw you found your way. Thanks for updating!
@ellabelle : now that the semester is almost over, how are you doing?
@ellabelle : what city were you studying abroad in?