Student Handbook - NW Services

NWS STUDENT HANDBOOKCULTURAL LEARNINGThis is the time for real learning, both in your school and social life,and also a time to deepen your bond with your host family andfriends. Develop a knack for sparking lively discussions aboutcultural differences. For some, this time might look long and boring,but you are reaching the half-way point and will soon be homewardbound, so use this time to share your feelings and thoughts withothers.It’s not good, it’s not bad…..IT’S DIFFERENT!PRE-DEPARTURE Includes anticipation and excitement to return home with sadness andagitation about leaving. The closeness that you have developed with your host family and friendsbecomes stronger. Discomfort about the loosening of bonds begins to surface. Feelings of loss and letting go begin to appear. It helps to plan a special farewell by thinking of a gift to leave behind. Itcould be a note, a gift for the house, or a hidden message to be discoveredafter you have left.Revised December 200934