Exchange Student Survival Kit

Name: Exchange Student Survival Kit
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ISBN: 9781931930314

ISBN-10: 1931930317

ISBN-13: 9781931930314

Edition: 2nd 2007

Authors: Bettina Hansel

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The Exchange Student Survival Kit, 2nd Edition is filled with examples taken from the experiences of dozens of exchange students from a broad spectrum of cultures. The updated edition includes information on new technologies such as email, instant messaging, cell phones, blogs, online games, and internet searches; tips on travel safety in a time of terrorism and war; and advice on how to handle cultural changes such as eating habits, religion, consumerism and globalism.

Book details

List price: $21.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Nicholas Brealey Publishing
Publication date: 7/26/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 184
Size: 6.10" wide x 9.02" long x 0.51" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English



Preface



Acknowledgments



On Being an Exchange Student



What Does It Mean to Be an Exchange Student?


Your Role in the Family


Your Role in the Community



What Does the Host Family Offer?



Cultural Baggage: Beyond the Customs Counter



What You Need to Know about Culture



Cross-Cultural Challenges for the Host Family



Feeling Secure in a New Country


Unwanted Affection from Someone You Know


Natural Disasters


When the News Worries You



Connections Back Home


The New World of Communications


Managing Your Internet Use



The Adjustment Cycle


Preparation


Arrival Excitement and Fatigue


Homesickness


Settling In


Deepening the Relationship


Culture Shock


The Holidays


Culture Learning


The Last Weeks



Guidelines and Suggestions for the Exchange Student



Stage 0. Preparing to Go Abroad


Feeling Excited, Feeling Nervous


Preparations



Stage 1. Arrival


Customs and Immigration


Meeting Your Hosts


Exhaustion and Jet Lag


Health and Cleanliness


Food and Diet


Relax!



Stage 2. Settling In


Adjusting Your Expectations


Fitting In


Your Host Family Adjusts to You


Adjusting to School



Stage 3. Deepening the Relationship


Rules, Spoken and Unspoken


Sharing Your Culture


Host Brothers, Host Sisters, and Friends



Stage 4. Culture Shock



Stage 5. The Holidays



Stage 6. Culture Learning


What You Have Learned


Friends Are Important


Feeling at Home with the Family


Other Challenges



Stage 7. The Last Weeks



Stage 8. Readjustment



Postscript-Special Issues and Concerns


Changing Host Families


Shorter Exchange Programs



What You Should Expect from an Exchange Program


Suggested Reading List


Index