Adcantage to stay in touch with people from same country

When people leave there homeland, and start to live in a foreign country such as USA, they need some help from others to fit into new environment. Some would think that it would be nice to get help from natives than people from their own country because natives would know more about their homeland more, and it would help you to progress in speaking English. In my opinion, however, it would be more beneficial to have relationships with people from your own country than to be with natives only. They would understand your situation better since they had been through same or similar situation before, and you can get essential information more easily because you can talk in your mother language. Moreover, you can feel relax and comfort because you can share similar feeling and culture between people from same nation.

People from same country are very eager to help new comers because they knew that it would be very hard for the new comers to things such as find a place to live, buy a car, and pay bills. They might keep ask you that you have any problems so far, and try to help you to check what to do next. Americans are very friendly, and willing to help you when you ask, but they would not come and ask if you have any problems. In my case, I stayed in American house temporarily until I found my place to live when I arrived in Newark, Delaware. As a new comer, I expected some kinds of hospitable care from the host, but there was not any. After I finished everything all by myself, I noticed that Americans would expect you to do by yourself because you are grown up, and it is your business, not theirs. In the orientation, I met a Korean guy who arrived here one year early than I do; he keep asking me is there anything that he could help for me even it was our first met.

Furthermore, it would be much easier to obtain essential information from people from your country because they can explain to you in your language, and they would tell you about additional information such as what to prepare. For example, when I registered the classes, I counseled with my advisor to select the courses. Since I am a transferred student, I was not so sure which classes to take at that time, but unfortunately my advisor was not sure either. Students from my school in Korea knew a lot about registration, so he helped me a lot.