안녕~~~! If you don't get an answer from italki, I would suggest contacting the school you are going to enroll and ask them previous students opinion about their study. In my opinion*, I think you will find at least one student who will take interest in you, so don't worry about finding friends, Koreans love their culture and would love to show you! Most are shy at first, but once you past that stage, it will be normal! Most of them will be surprised about a foreign student and would love the opportunity to practice their English. So tell your friends you want to learn Korean, they will start to speak Korean back to you! :) * my experience from talking Korean to strangers and friends that are Korean living in New Zealand from a wide range of ages, 5-70 years old. 감사합니다!