Also:

It would be a hell of a lot easier to get myself sorted if I only knew HOW THINGS WORK IN THIS COUNTRY.
It makes me feel like a complete idiot sometimes. If I had moved across the globe or even to another European country I would have cut myself some slack, it takes time to figure out how the system operates in a foreign country. But this is MY country, my homeland.
But I have never truly been a grown-up here. I guess a lot changes in 7 years.