Consider your group of close friends. Notice how similar you are to them

(e.g., age, education level, dress habits, music and TV interests). Now consider how similar you may be to your fellow international students.

While they come from different parts of the world, you may actually have a lot in common with them. For example, you are probably close in age and education level, and they probably speak English. Although you are different, you may have more in common with them (i.e., similarity) than you think.