Hello Dorothy. I agree that there seemed to be several differences between Mahito's and Orlando's experiences. Orlando's difficulties surprised me because it is from a US territory. I thought that he would have more experiences with US customs and accents due to the increased likelihood of being around more Americans for the "mainland", but I could be mistaken because we some people go off to other countries for vacation, they are more likely to want to assimilated to the country they are visiting. I also found it interesting that Mahito and Orlando enjoyed being in groups. For Orlando, enjoying being in groups makes sense because he has the outgoing personality to match, but Mahito's cultural personality is a little harder to understand. For