[Omi's quite sympathetic to that feeling. Whether out of a sense of need to be back for responsibilities and commitments or out of simple homesickness, the lack of control over when one returned home could be at once frustrating, unnerving and heartbreaking.]

I'm sorry. No one has found a way for people to choose when they return. It's possible you'll see familiar faces; you aren't the first talking pony I've met. In the meantime, it seems to make the transition easiest if you find ways to mirror your routine and lifestyle from home. What sorts of things do you enjoy?