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Some people think that going on a trip or playing group sports is have great contribution to making new friends. However, In my opinion, the most easy way to make new friends is club activity. There are two reasons : people can meet more often and they have a matter of common interests. To begin with, people are gathered in specific club according to their interests. What I mean is that, they can share their common concern such as life-style, future plans, hobbies in a club. By sharing them, they can give and take advice about their improvement and plans each other. For example, I will introduce my experience to illustrate this point. During my high school years, I applied for Analysis of News club. After first meeting, I was very shocked. Because the club consisted of people who were fixated on news. Every weekend, we gathered in a cafe, and shared personal thinking about society problems. Also we shared ideas about personal future. When I had a problem about my future, members of club gave me solutions seriously. Without that club meeting, I would not have decided my dream until now. Come to think of it, community with people who have similarities with me is beneficial for making friends. In addition, they have a meeting periodically. On the other hand, going on a trip or playing sports with others is intermittent activity. They keep touch with each other less frequently than club members. The more they participate in club, the easier they can become familiar each other. For instance, there was a research by Seoul National University with students as respondents. The researchers tracked the 200 students over a year. They were divided to two groups. The first group is composed of people who have a club meeting twice a week. And the second group consisted of students who went to trip once a year. What they found was intriguing. The former group was keeping touch with each other for a longer time than latter group. This is because people who joined a club had face to face communication every week. In contrast, people who went a trip did not have opportunity to meet again. Through this study, it is proved that frequency of meeting is crucial in making personal network. To sum up, by entering a club, people can meet others who have same interests and also their meeting is more frequent than other activities. In this regard, club activity is the most advantageous way to make friends. |