Your family cares about you so they are going to want to know that you are struggling with depression. If they are not knowledgable about this illness you can all Google it together and learn more about it. Once you have done this then you need to get professional help which means seeing a psychiatrist who can evaluate you for depression and then talk to you about possible trying medication. And dont' be scared to try meds, A lot of us here take them and for most people they do seem to help. From there keep on reaching out for support and continue to talk to your family and let them know how you are doing.

Hi- I'm sorry to hear that you are lonely.
When my husband and I were new here in America, I was lonely too. I'm 10,000 miles away from my family and I didn't have friends. It was not easy to adjust and it took time for me to have true friends. Whenever I missed my family, I would call them through international calls unlike nowadays that we have social media and communication is better.

Try to talk to your family about how you feel. It will help to ease your sadness knowing that you are not alone and you have a family that understands and supports you. You can also try to consult with a therapist. I pray that you will feel well soon and you will be happy again. I also pray that you can meet new friends soon. Please update us. We are here for you. God bless.

It sounds like you are grieving the loss of your friend and change of living location.
I lived ten years abroad. I did not fit in. It was very difficult to make friends especially since I suffer from agoraphobia and the language was also difficult to learn.
Every where you go is a reminder of the sadness you are feeling, because it is a totally different culture. That is a huge issue to grieve about.
The only thing that filled my heart with hope, is the fact that this world is temporary. We do have eternal life to look forward to and God's promises of a new life will come to pass. I'm a Christian. I believe Jesus is the only one that can fill that empty hole and give us eternal life, but in order to receive that hope I had to cry out to Him for help. Psalm 102:1 "Hear my prayer, Lord; let my cry for help come to you."
Jeremiah 33:3 Jesus is calling...
‘Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.’
I will pray for you!

@Heidiclark thanks so much for taking the time to read about me, I've thought about talking to them but I feel that it's going to be a burden for them and I don't think it's fair. I'm not afraid of trying medication since I've done it before, I also have a little ADD that was particularly more developed when I studied in university. I'll try to talk with my family about it but it's difficult because I'm not an open person that likes to talk about my feelings.

Again, thank you.

@eli_mom thank to you too for reading about me, one reason that keeps me more or less stable is that nowadays communication is faster and easier than before, so with a simple call one can see your family. I can't afford right now a therapist, so I try a little bit of writing but it's difficult for me to express myself into words since I'm not an open person and I don't talk about my feelings that easily. With the language barrier it's a bit harder to meet new people, I try but people are closed in here. I'll try to talk with my family but I don't want them to worry and start calling me and messaging me every 20 minutes.

Thank you for your words.

@cassichase also thank to you for taking the time to read about me, the situation about my friend passing was long (he died of leukemia) I think I mourned it but time only makes it to talk about it. Regarding the culture I don't think it's a problem, this is my fifth country that I live so I'm used to changes however the language barrier still is there. I was also raised Catholic so I also pray, and I'd like to believe that this is a test, and there's nothing that we can't overcome. I try to repeat good words to myself daily not to falter.

Thank you for your words and prayers.