文化上的调整

作为一名国际学生，新的文化是令人兴奋的，也是一种挑战。 By recognizing stages of culture shock, becoming involved and engaged with local students and community members and keeping your overall wellness in mind, you'll be able to succeed at NWACC.

文化冲击阶段

蜜月期

对新的声音、景象和气味感到兴奋。
对东道国文化的肤浅参与（以游客的身份）
Intrigued with both similarities and differences between the new culture and your home culture
对学习感兴趣，积极主动，乐于合作
感觉你可以处理任何事情

易怒和敌意

The novelty of the new culture has worn off, and you may focus more on the differences between the new culture and your home culture.
微小的差异感觉就像大灾难。 You may become overly concerned with and stressed out by problems and feel frustrated.
成见和偏见可能会浮出水面。 You may feel as if the host nationals are cold and unhelpful.
你寻找家乡的朋友。
你想家了。你想念家乡的朋友和家人。

逐步调整

你会更加熟悉新的文化和它的生活方式和价值观。 Cultural cues become easier to read.
You feel more comfortable and less isolated, and you begin to prefer some aspects of the new culture to your home culture.
随着调整逐渐发生，你会经历周期性的个人高潮和低谷。
你的幽默感又回来了。 You are able to laugh at certain ways of doing things that previously just annoyed you and laugh at yourself from time to time.
Since you are past the initial, emotional stages of cultural adjustment, you can now enter a stage of deeper learning. You begin to see a multitude of approaches to your life abroad and question some of your assumptions about the world.

双文化的适应

新文化不再新鲜； instead, the foreign country you live in now feels like another home.
The aspects of the culture that are different from your home are no longer affecting you in a negative way. 你能够充分发挥自己的潜力生活和工作。
Just like you do in your home country, you appreciate certain aspects of the foreign culture and are critical of others.

参与

在NWACC学习期间，参与校园活动是很重要的。 Many students will participate in one of the following:

同侪辅导计划
You will connect with a domestic NWACC student who can help you navigate American culture, collegiate expectations, and developing cultural self-confidence. Through formal and informal meetings, you'll be introduced to useful resources on campus and in the community, and develop healthy goal-setting expectations.
学生俱乐部
You can join other like-minded students and participate in 俱乐部 that help grow your personal interests and social understanding. The most popular of these 俱乐部 is the Citizens of the World. It has been a strong ally for the integration of new international students on campus.
iFriend
Through NWACC's partnership with local families, you have the opportunity to experience the American culture outside of the classroom and develop long-term healthy relationships with community members.

记住你的健康

你的健康和幸福在你在NWACC的经历中扮演着重要的角色。 Wellness is an active and lifelong process, involving positive decision making and finding balance between priorities. It helps you make choices that lead to being happier, healthier and more fulfilled.

您可能会受益于NWACC健康中心提供的服务。

健康中心联系人：

主要内容

留学生办公室

文化上的调整

文化冲击阶段

参与

记住你的健康