Cathy Small, known by her pen name Rebekah Nathan, is a professor and graduate coordinator of anthropology at Northern Arizona University. During a leave of absence from teaching, in the fall of 2002, at the age of 52, she enrolled as a student at Northern Arizona University, enrolling in a range of standard first-year courses. During this period of Nathan's student life, she saw, observed and felt the social life between American students and international students, which became her main target and goal. Nathan's main point is how "international students viewed 'individualism' and 'independence' as a characteristic not only of interactions between roommates, but also in relationships with family and friends" (Nathan 73). Which can be said in simpler terms: college life in the United States is a life of living alone, staying alone, and working alone, which means doing everything independently. One of his topics and priorities is social life and how to make friends on American college campuses. From my perspective, I agree with Nathan's statements and observations because many young adults imagine vivid images of what college could be like for them. However, once these young adults become independent men and women and enter the school of their choice, they soon realize the reality of the college lifestyle. Students must learn to adapt to their new environment as quickly as possible to obtain the degrees they seek. Students realize that life is not as easy as they might hope. They embrace the fact that they worked hard from middle school to high school to get into their dream college and achieve their dream job. Where some American students decide to isolate themselves from social and inter...... middle of paper ...... individualism and independence moving on campus not only in interactions between roommates but in relationships with family and friends too. In simpler terms, American college life is a life where you have to live alone, stay alone, and work alone, which means doing everything independently. Based on his observation, Stahl, and my ethnography, I agree with what Nathan claimed to be true because they understand the fact that they worked hard from middle school through high school to get into college in their dreams and accomplish their dream job. Where some American students decide to isolate themselves from social life and interact with international students or other things they consider a "distraction" because some should think that why make new friends when you have them? has already, why waste time with new people. American students mainly focus on them, them and them.