Friends are an important part of life, when international students move from their country to an unfamiliar place, they usually need new friends to spend time and have fun with. According to Curry and Dunbar (2011), a strong bond among a group of friends offers many unnoticed benefits, which have lifelong importance. Additionally, friends support each other emotionally and in times of financial difficulty. However, international students appear to encounter difficulties when attempting to interact socially to create new friendships in a foreign country. The purpose of this essay is to analyze the social problem faced by international students and include some useful solutions to solve it. One of the main problems that international students face is creating new friendships with others, who come from different backgrounds. Constantine (2005) states that some students may find it difficult to form friendships and lead an active social life due to a variety of reasons, such as their limited English skills, lack of experience and familiarity with interactive student behavior....
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