Students going abroad struggle with new culture
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="Lijuan">Lijuan</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="St">St</span>. <span word="Louis">Louis</span>, <span word="faces">faces</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="intensive">intensive</span> <span word="courses">courses</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="abroad">abroad</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="first">first</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="home">home</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> 24-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="major">major</span>. "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="myself">myself</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="classmates">classmates</span> <span word="socialize">socialize</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="opportunities">opportunities</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="friends">friends</span>."</p><p><span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="alone">alone</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Katherine">Katherine</span> <span word="Ratliffe">Ratliffe</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="associate">associate</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Hawaii">Hawaii</span>, <span word="though">though</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="study">study</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="confronted">confronted</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="differences">differences</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="values">values</span>, <span word="world">world</span> <span word="views">views</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="socializing">socializing</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="skills">skills</span>, <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="situations">situations</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="divorced">divorced</span> <span word="families">families</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="struggle">struggle</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="differences">differences</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="East">East</span>-<span word="West">West</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="assimilated">assimilated</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="integrated">integrated</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="marginalized">marginalized</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="separated">separated</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="struggle">struggle</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="understanding">understanding</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="customs">customs</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="loneliness">loneliness</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="grades">grades</span>, <span word="Ratliffe">Ratliffe</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Students">Students</span> <span word="Studying">Studying</span> <span word="Abroad">Abroad</span> 2011, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Education">Education</span> <span word="Online">Online</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="grown">grown</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 20 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="consecutive">consecutive</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p>
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