Where do I fit in? are people trying to avoid me?

I'm from Phillipines, but I'm currently here in New york city and I'm probably staying here for good. I'm 17 and in college.

I miss my old friends, But its hard to communicate w/ them through social net work sites like myspace or friendster.

I need friends, but I'm not very sociable and I'm kinda shy so networking is my weakness. I'm not emo but i feel like I'm better off alone and isolate my self from the world, but sometimes I'm longing for friends to talk to and hang out w/.

I've met people here and been hanging out with them a time or two but i find myself standing in the corner watching them laugh and conversate & not involving me. I try my best to be close to them but it feels like people avoid me. I'm a nice person and soft spoken.

where do i fit in, in this world?