Spendingatermabroadcanbeoneofthemostthrillingexperiencesofyourcollegecareer,butit'schallengingtoadapttoanewculture,especiallywhenyoudon'tspeakthenativelanguage.Thefollowingaretoptipsoftheexpertsonimprovingyourtimeabroad.
Setspecificgoals.
"Setgoalsforyourselfwhengoingabroadsothatyoucanbringexperiencesbackhomewithyou,"saysHarrison,theOutreachManagerofGoAbroad."Whetheryouwanttolearntocookatraditionalrecipefromyourhostfamilyorpackforthelong-term,theselessonsofdailylifecantranslatebackhome.Howyouchoosetolearnfromyourexperiences,orevenapplythemastransferablejobskills,willmakeallthedifference."
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"Makeatleastonelocalfriend,"saysMatthew,co-founderofStudentsGoneGlobal."Joinaclub,communityservicegroup,orasportsleague-itwillhelpyouformanetworkandfindpeopleyouclickwith.Gooutofyourwaytotalktostudentsinyourclasses."
Signupforclassesthatallowyoutoexplore.
"Takeclassesthatareinterestingandrelatedtothelocalculture."saysMatthew."Ihighlyrecommendclasseswithfieldtripsbecauseyourprofessorcanshowyouasideofthecountryyouneverwouldhaveseenonyourown."
Ifyou'restayingwithahostfamily,dogettoknowthem.
"Whenlivingwithahostfamily,bemindfuloftheirlifestyleandtryyourbesttoadapttoit,"saysLauren,amemberofGoAbroad'sConten&OutreachTeam."Haveaconversationaboutrulesandcustomsrightawaytobesureyouknowwhatyourhostfamilyexpectsofyou.Joinyourselfintheirwayoflife-tryeverymealthatisofferedtoyouatleastonce,andaskthemtoteachyouhowtoplaytheirfavoritesportorgame."
51.Harrisonadvisesoverseasstudentstosetspecificgoalsto___
A.bringexperiencesbackhome
B.1earntocookatraditionalrecipe.
C.gainsomejobskills.
D.getalongwellwiththehostfamily
52.Whatmaybethesecondtipgivenbyexperts?___
A.Joinaclub.
B.Joinasportsleague.
C.Befriendthelocals.
D.Talktoyourclassmate