Observation

I've just made an observation about people who go abroad for their studies for a limited period of time (apart from the fact that almost without exception they are cool ;-)

They seem to fall in either of two very clear and distinct categories:

1. has never been so happy; does not want to leave; experiences a miserable time when they visit home in between (e.g. for Christmas), and again when they have to go back permanently; usually involves finding the love of their life in the foreign country in question
2. the entire period abroad is marked by a deep sense of melancholy; returning abroad after a few weeks of Christmas holiday or so is even harder than was moving away the first time (in September); the country in question is nice but will never be identified with as thoroughly as the country of origin

As said, I've observed these categories around me. Question remains: what group do I fall in? Really: I wouldn't know. (Because, in spite of exclamation in previous post, I understand second group very well, too)