Adams, Scott, 11
air travel, 27
assimilation
- expectations regarding, 7
- into society, 35
- reasons for, 33
Australia, 2, 18, 27, 29, 31, 35, 41, 42, 44, 60, 67
bank account
- closing before departure, 75
- opening, 31
bike riding, 28, 29
biological family
- scheduled catch-up time, 39
- visits from, 40
boredom, overcoming, 70
bucket list, end of exchange, 76
Canada, 29, 31, 42
Churchill, Winston, 16
Coca-Cola, 71
comfort foods, 68
conversation, starting, 43
culture shock, overcoming, 67
departure, preparations for, 2
exchange organisation, policies of, 19
exchangestudenttips.com, 90
Finnish, 72
friends, seeking support from, 63
General Motors, 71
goals
- during your exchange, 11
- post-exchange, 14
Google, 71
hobbies
- establishing new, 41
- existing, 41
homesickness, 15, 33
- caused by visiting family, 40
- overcoming, 63
- returning home because of, 11
- seeking out biological family as response to, 39
host country
- absorbing the culture of, 38
- arrival in, 27
- emigrating to, 85
- returning to, 85
- social conventions in, 36
- use of humour in, 37
host family
- abusive, 11
- adopting habits of, 89
- as source of support, 8
- assimilation into, 34
- being honest with, 51
- changing, 15
- death in, 57
- doing chores for, 12
- establishing good relations with, 2
- establishing relationships with, 8, 12
- expectations regarding, 8
- farewelling, 76
- fitting in with, 34, 50
- fixing mistakes towards, 52
- general behaviour around, 49
- getting to know, 27
- gift giving, 12
- house rules of, 28
- incongruent personal habits, 53
- leaving bad, 19
- living arrangements, 27
- meeting, 27
- meeting acquaintances of, 12
- personal space of, 34
- physical or sexual abuse in, 56
- post-exchange contact, 87
- problem solving, 52
- providing feedback on, 76
- punctuality of, 34
- receiving first aid from, 17
- respectful behaviour towards, 8
- re-visiting after exchange, 85, 87
- routines of, 50, 53
- seeking support from, 63
- spending time with, 12
- tidiness of, 34
- unlawful conduct of, 56
- visiting you, 87
host parents
- divorcing or separating, 55
- irritated, 52
- romantic interest from, 55
host siblings
- borrowing your possessions, 53
- conflict with, 54
- distressed, 54
- falling in love with, 85
- irritated, 52
- jealous, 52
- relationships with, 49
- romantic interest from, 55
Italy, 36
jetlag, minimising, 27
Langenscheidt, 22
language
- acquiring fluency in, 13
- courses before departure, 21
- courses in your host country, 22
- face-to-face tuition, 22
- grammar, 23
- internet research regarding structure, 21
- learning from books, 22
- learning through conversation, 22
- learning through mass media, 22
- lessons on YouTube, 21
- maintaining skills after exchange, 88
- tutoring or teaching post-exchange, 88
Lincoln, Abraham, 49
Mandarin, 72
money, dealing with a lack of, 69
Netherlands, 30
New Zealand, 67
other exchange students
- benefits of spending time with, 41
- friendships post-exchange, 89
- returning home, 15
- risk of spending too much time with, 41
- seeking support from, 63
- visiting after your exchange, 89
overeating, how to stop, 68
passport, lost, 18, 75
personal safety, 30
positive behaviour, 59
- achieving goals, 62
- avoiding negative behaviour, 59
- changing things making you unhappy, 60
- focusing on positives of exchange, 60
- getting more sunlight, 61
- helping others, 62
- lifestyle changes, 60
- rewarding yourself, 62
- worry journal as a means to, 61
prescription medicines, 17
Quora, 90
Reddit, 90
reputation, establishing, 12
return home
- overcoming a desire to, 65
- what to expect, 81
reverse homesickness
- symptoms of, 83
- treating, 83
risk management, 17
- country-specific risks, 18
- environmental hazards, 31
- financial risks, 18
- fraud, 31
- loss of travel documents, 18
- medical risks, 17
- personal safety in host country, 30
- public transport, 29
- xenophobia, 29
Rotary, 9, 36, 76
school
- changing enrolled subjects, 45
- classmates, helping, 44
- classmates, maintaining conversation with, 43
- classmates, resetting relationship with, 45
- classmates, unwanted attention from, 45
- co-curricular activities, 38
- events, risk of misbehaviour at, 46
- expectations regarding, 8
- extracurricular activities at, 44
- finishing up, 75
- fitting in at, 38
- forming friendships at, 38
- monotony of, 43
sobriety, 13, 30, 73
social media
- addiction, 16
- limiting time on, 39, 71
- separate accounts for host country, 41
- strategies for using less of, 40
Strava, 41, 69
student exchange
- benefits of, 1
- finishing, 11
- highs and lows associated with, 15
- risks associated with, 1, 29
Sweden, 30, 36, 89
Switzerland, 2, 1, 21, 23, 31, 35, 36, 41, 60, 71
travel insurance, 18
travel, expectations regarding, 9
university exchange, 85
USA, 67
vaccinations, 17
Vitamin D, 61
weight training, 69
worry journal, 11
xenophobia, 29, 70
YouTube, 21