korra comes from a secluded vey cultral and traditional village in the southern water tribe. she gets a scholarship at the best collage in republic city for snowboarding . she knows nothing about the city, and end up being roommates with pretty much the hier of the city asami sato who secretly wants to be a engineer and is a ballerina in her free time, but she doesn't tell the public. korra is a litte bit of a outsider at the collage just learning English, and knowing nothing about technology or alot of modern things.