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[Reem-o]

What do you think is the easiest thing to adapt to in California? What do you think is the most difficult thing to adapt to in California? Why?

[Ely]

Well, for me the most difficult is the food, because the food in my conuntry have a different taste. In Reedley Ca. Almost all the food it's fast food such as hamburgers, french fries, hot dogs, sandwichs, pancake.The first week I was sick. The easiest to adapt in California is the class, because we're studing all day and in the night too doing the homework, in one week we can to adapt to this sistem of education.

[Lorikeet]

I suppose it depends on where you are in California. Big city or small town? Northern California or Southern California? By the ocean, in the valley, in the mountains, or in the desert? (California is a big place!)

I live in San Francisco. You can get any kind of food here. The number of ethnic restaurants is far far greater than the number of fast food places. I never eat fast food, but last night I had dinner at a Singapore/Malaysian restaurant, and today I'm taking my brother to an Afghan restaurant for lunch. In my neighborhood, within walking distance, we have Japanese, Chinese, Mexican, Russian, Thai, Korean, Vietnamese, Italian, Spanish, and Vegetarian restaurants, and many of some of them.

[Dominga]

I were change very big, because is all different, the class, de costum, language, y all in general, also for my is very difficul, because I don t know english, and is difficult begin of zero.

[oferky]

yes, to live in California is so difficult when you came from a caribean country, the weather is different so different, but the most difficult is the food, I can't to adapt to the food. However the people is so friendly and the things like the mountain or trees are so pretty

[mariamex]

hi!!my changes in california had been many, sometimes I mess to my family,my cominity, tha food, altough here there are many restaurants of mexican food is very different. Also the weanther or clime is different

[ortizcev]

My changes in California don't are many. First, my family is one and the most important change. I miss to my family, because they are a very important help for me. Also my friends. I have all my life meeting to my friends in my hometown and here in CA, I don't know the people. In my hometown, me always be whit my friends all the weekends. Here in Reedley on weekends I'm very boring. Also in my community me meet all the people and here not.

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[chely]

I think that the more easy for adapt in california is the people here because they are very friends and good persons.also my family and I want study in reedley college..
the more difficult for me was the food and miss my family.the food was difficult for me because it is very different the food is was very sweet.and also the weather because sometimes is hot or cool.but I am very good in reedley,california.

[toad45]

the easiest thing for adapt in California is the climate because is a little bit similar, the thing more difficult is tha food is very different and the taste too, also some food is swit I don't like, other food have't salt. In my host family usen't food hat,but the people are friendly and very nice.

[aliany]

I think that the easiest thing is the relationship with somepeople because the people are similar to my country ( frendly and working). the most difficult are food, the temperature because the food is different in my country(here the food is spicy or sweet and in my country is not).The language is so so because after we will lean very good, this is a process.

[Raymond10]

[b]The thing more easiest for me in adapt here in California is the climate because is similar in my country but now this very cold, not like the cold only in my hometown are two months of cold november and december, also six months of rain satarted of july is very beautiful for me i like the climate in my country here too.
Others thing easy for me is the family and the people because are friendly, sorry what was in my house of my homewton is important for me the say the people of we the students cass and we culture.

The most difficult really is the food is different, the taste but not is my house of my host family because my host mother is excellent cook, the food is mexican and delicous but the food american not like, but want adapt quickly. [/b]

[Cyclops]

the thing easiest to adapt was the climate and the food a little bit to my new family, the thing more difficult to adapt here in California is the English and the life form of the people, a little bit in the food, to be far of my country, my family and my girlfriend.. because I never state far for a length time.. I hope to be well...

[astrid]

the most easiest is make friend, the place is more beautiful, but the most difficult for me is the climate and the food, is a big change for me because the food is rare and in my country the weather is tropical, here is very hot.
the culture is different, whit my hostfamily I learning many thing of American culture