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I am surprised that so many people choose "start new relationships". At first, I think it is just the problems of minority students. However, now I recognize that it's the issue for many of us. To me, it's very hard to make friends with American students due to cultural and language barriers. Most students at Bryn Mawr are totally nice, but they feel bored to talk to me because we don't have things in common. Some Americans recognize that problem and they try hard to bridge the gap. They attempt to navigate the conversations to the topics I know. But some just don't bother spend time getting to know me. Some look at my circle of friends and they think that I'm odd. They just want to stay away from me so they don't look odd like me. That's because they have many choices of friends around. Several Chinese students also don't want to make friends with me because I don't speak their language. Some of them even think that I am not worth making friends with because I am the minority. The first time in my Japanese class, I sat between two Chinese girls. However, when the professor asked us to practice speaking Japanese, she just skipped me to talk to the Chinese girl, and it happens all the time. Some people are just indifferent and reckless with my heart for no reason. Sometimes at Bryn Mawr, I have the feeling of exclusion. However, I am glad that most girls at Bryn Mawr are nice and open-minded. I have some very close friends and many potential close friends. My friends  said that girls at Bryn Mawr are much better than other colleges. Until now, I am still glad to be a part of this college and I feel fortunate that I have many friends. And I will never give up to bridge the gap between me and American students as well as some international students from other cultures. I am really willing to learn from them, to explore the lives in different countries and understand how they think.