In the last three years, I have lived with three different host families in Pennsylvania. I moved there from South Korea when I was fifteen years old because I sought out new educational challenges, and I was interested in experiencing diverse surroundings and cultural viewpoints. As the student council president in my Korean middle school of eight hundred, I had learned to carefully listen to others’ varied concerns. When I moved to the U.S., I was eager to apply and share this and other experiences from Korea, while at the same time learning about American perspectives and lifestyles. Although my parents were initially opposed to this move, I entered 9th grade at the 고교명...