I tend to bond quickly and deeply with my teachers and totally sympathize with the fear of losing contact and closeness with one you particularly like. When it comes to whether or not the teacher would be bothered by your desire to maintain close contact, I very much doubt that she would be disturbed. Those who love teaching generally go into that particular profession because they're intrinsically driven to help young people. I think you should approach her and ask if the school has any sort of mentor program or if she would be willing to be your mentor. I promise she won't find the question strange. If not, then go to the main desk of the admin office in your school and ask what options are available to you in terms of counseling through the school. Ask if they participate in a mentor program too. Also, I would strongly encourage you to befriend the school's librarian. If the librarian is not female, still give it a try. Librarianship requires a masters's degree, so librarians are generally extremely educated and highly equipped to help. And the great thing is this: If they don't know something, they'll find out and enjoy the process! Librarians never get tired of questions/helping/talking, I promise. The other great thing is this: The librarian isn't going to stop being your librarian at the end of the semester.
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