Challenges international students face -- Adapting to university life and the larger community culture -- The basic phases of cultural adaptation -- Preparing to leave -- Initial experiences -- Increasing interaction and challenges -- Culture shock -- Adaptation -- Beyond phases: the complexity of cultural adaptation -- Regression and immediate shock -- Values conflict and issues -- Behavior that can encumber successful adaptation -- Complaining and avoiding -- Expecting others to adapt and withdrawing into the expatriate community -- Strategies and successful adaptation -- Humor and optimism -- Observing and matching behaviors -- Doing and reflecting -- Finding support -- Home again: radapting and reflections on living abroad -- Problems readjusting to the home culture -- Awareness.
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