Talk to your family about him :) ~COMMUNICATION~.
Why can't you get your own car and drive to see him yourself. Or, why can't he drive to see you? 30 minutes is not that far.
Well he sounds like a good guy and your mom doesn't know how he Truly is you should stay with him and convince your mom he isnt what she thinks he is. You and your boyfriend should have a talk to discuss it.
At 60 yrs old, I can walk that far while reading a newspaper and probably walk too far past where I'm going. If his neighborhood is bad, then the walk is on him. Honestly, in 1994, I walked over 100 city blocks in Chicago to see my woman...love will make one do such.
Just 30 mins away, piece of cake. You'd see one too much.
I think your family thinks you are too young for a serious relationship and wants you to concentrate on your studies. Is he 17 too or 27?
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.