Hi, I am posting in here for the first time. I decided to post something because I have never felt this anxious before. Right now I am an exchange student in a small town in Europe. And I wear hijab. It's been a while since I came here but local people here didn't get used to me. They look at me all the time, while I'm walking in street, shopping at the mall or even at school. Other exchange students doesn't want to talk to me that much too. And me being shy and anxious doesn't help. I feel like an alien here. By the way, nobody is rude to me and nobody says anything bad to me but I feel their uneasiness when I'm around. Sometimes I ask myself, is it because I am shy and unlikeable or is it because I am the only person who wears a hijab in this town? And I had anxienty back in my own country too but it isn't the same here. I know it is normal to be anxious around a new culture. But I can't find a way to decrease my anxiety. Does anyone know what could be good for me to do?
Also sorry for my English.