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How do I make friends at language school? Scared no one will sit next to me
Starting next semester and my Korean is basically zero. I'm not great at walking up to strangers. What actually helps in the first week?
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MinjiALLO TEAM
Korea local tips · Seoul
This is the most common worry we hear, and it almost never turns out the way people fear.
Everyone in your class is in exactly the same situation — new country, no Korean, no friends. That shared situation does most of the work for you.
What actually helps in week one:
- Say yes to the first lunch. The first week is when groups form. One lunch is usually enough to be inside one.
- Sit somewhere different for the first few days rather than claiming a seat at the back.
- Join the school's language exchange or buddy programme — most universities run one and it's free.
- Your classmates are your network, not just your friends. They're who you'll ask about visa renewals, part-time jobs and apartments later.
If you're an ALLO student we put you in touch with others starting the same term at your school before you fly, so you already know a couple of names on day one.
Everyone in your class is in exactly the same situation — new country, no Korean, no friends. That shared situation does most of the work for you.
What actually helps in week one:
- Say yes to the first lunch. The first week is when groups form. One lunch is usually enough to be inside one.
- Sit somewhere different for the first few days rather than claiming a seat at the back.
- Join the school's language exchange or buddy programme — most universities run one and it's free.
- Your classmates are your network, not just your friends. They're who you'll ask about visa renewals, part-time jobs and apartments later.
If you're an ALLO student we put you in touch with others starting the same term at your school before you fly, so you already know a couple of names on day one.
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This is the most common worry we hear, and it almost never turns out the way people fear.
Everyone in your class is in exactly the same situation — new country, no Korean, no friends. That shared situation does most of the work for you.
What actually helps in week one:
- Say yes to the first lunch. The first week is when groups form. One lunch is usually enough to be inside one.
- Sit somewhere different for the first few days rather than claiming a seat at the back.
- Join the school's language exchange or buddy programme — most universities run one and it's free.
- Your classmates are your network, not just your friends. They're who you'll ask about visa renewals, part-time jobs and apartments later.
If you're an ALLO student we put you in touch with others starting the same term at your school before you fly, so you already know a couple of names on day one.
Everyone in your class is in exactly the same situation — new country, no Korean, no friends. That shared situation does most of the work for you.
What actually helps in week one:
- Say yes to the first lunch. The first week is when groups form. One lunch is usually enough to be inside one.
- Sit somewhere different for the first few days rather than claiming a seat at the back.
- Join the school's language exchange or buddy programme — most universities run one and it's free.
- Your classmates are your network, not just your friends. They're who you'll ask about visa renewals, part-time jobs and apartments later.
If you're an ALLO student we put you in touch with others starting the same term at your school before you fly, so you already know a couple of names on day one.
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First week I ate lunch alone twice and thought that was it. Then someone asked if I wanted to join. Three years later they're still my closest friends here. Give it more than a week.
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This is genuinely reassuring, thank you.
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Sports clubs. I joined the university basketball club and my Korean improved faster there than in class.
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