Student Handbook - NW Services

NWS STUDENT HANDBOOKMore EXPECTATIONSHere is a list of family activities which you probably have expectations for. Beprepared to note that the way your American family practices these may bedifferent than how you practice them in your home country. Table and house manners Use of the bathroom Tidiness of the house Appropriate Clothing and grooming Dating Acceptable language and unacceptable language Curfews School obligations Use of Money Forms of courtesy – American‟s expect to hear„Please & Thank you‟ OFTEN Time alone Entertaining guests Watching TV, reading, listening to music, phone and computer use Visiting neighbors and friends Conversing together Household chores and cookingBe prepared for potential conflict in these areas. Realize that the conflict isbetween two different cultures and you must be the one to inform your host familyand friends of the differences, because they probably have not lived in yourcountry. Once you do talk to them, work together to come up with a solution.Remember, in most cases, YOU will be the one expected to adjust and bend, notthe host family.Revised December 200930