Student Handbook - NW Services

NWS STUDENT HANDBOOKHOST FAMILY PROBLEMSAnd what to doFIRSTAsk Yourself The Following Yes or No Questions:1. What do you expect from your host family? Is this realistic?2. Are you able to sit down and talk to your host family?3. Think over what your expectations were before you came. Now that you arehere do you think your expectations were realistic? Do you feeldisappointed?4. Have you made any friends?5. Are you involved in any activities in your school or community?6. Have you made efforts to be part of your host family?7. Has your LC had a meeting with you are your host family?8. Are you keeping negative feelings to yourself?9. Have you read the section on “culture shock” in thehandbook? Are you experiencing some of thesesymptoms? If so, is it a good idea to give yourselftime before making a big change?10. Have you considered a return to your home country,but have been afraid to discuss it with anyone?11. Were you hoping that a host brother or sisterwould be a close friend?If your answers were mostly YES to questions 1-8 and youranswers were mostly NO to questions 9-11 then you shouldcontact your LC about having a host family meeting.Revised December 200918