Adaptation is when one becomes competent in ability to communicate. I came to the United States when I was 13 years old, and started high school right away. Not only the American culture was different for me, but also how education was provided here and how big the schools are. It did not take me long to adapt to the American culture and developed the ability to communicate effectively with my new friends. For example, I was confused with the lunch and dinner time. In Peru, we have dinner at around 3pm, and then at night we have lunch; however, I learned that lunch here was around 12 or 1 and dinner was around 6 or 7. It was not like I could still follow the hours that I had lunch and dinner at Peru because we had lunch at high school, so by