Americans don't do well because they have good education and a good work ethic, they do well because the society around them have a good education and people with a good work ethic. You can't drop an individual in the middle of nowhere and expect them to thrive easily.
Tbh, I don't know what to suggest other than to try to find work and figure out a way to survive. What else can one do? Making a commune on the other hand sounds ridiculous when he probably can't even speak the local language.
I don't think a commune was suggested at all, rather making the best of your situation by trying to help others. It's a very good suggestion. Those things happen in TV and movies but they also happen in real life.
Tbh, I don't know what to suggest other than to try to find work and figure out a way to survive. What else can one do? Making a commune on the other hand sounds ridiculous when he probably can't even speak the local language.