Student Handbook - NW Services

NWS STUDENT HANDBOOKTEMPERATURESCentigrade (◦C)Fahrenheit (◦F)40 104 – very hot37 98.6 – body temperature32 90 – hot summer day27 70 – pleasant weather16 60 – pleasant weather10 50 – sweater weather0 32 – freezing-7 20 – very cold-18 0 – extremely coldADJUSTMENT AND CULTURE SHOCKAdventure: An unusual and exciting undertaking requiringboldness and courage.You are about to set off on the adventure of your life. Where you are living now isvery familiar and comfortable and you know what behavior is expected of you inthe different situations that you meet. Now on this adventure, you will find manyvalues that are different from your own. You will realize how your own valuesconflict with new ones. You will learn to operate in this new culture with their setof values and at the same time hold onto the values of your own culture and values.The adventure is walking the line between your culture and the American culture.Learning when you have to “give” and when you need to “take a stand.”Be happy and excited for this opportunity and don‟t expect things to be the same.If your host city, community, family, school and friends were exactly the same asyour home, then why would you want to go on this adventure? For example, if younow live in a big city and you are placed in a small town, then your adventure startsright there! This is about learning to live in new ways, not changing others to livelike you are used to. You will not be able to live in the same familiar way that youare accustomed to at home. Adventures are never easy but they are exciting,unpredictable, frightening, demanding and in the long run, very special.Revised December 200929