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Monday. January 25, 1903
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
--to KU have been varied. She finished university prep school in 1991 and since then, she was a teacher, worked for the Belize Income Tax Department and volunteered at the Belize Family Department Association.
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Exchange students meet families
By Terrilyn McCormick
Thirteen Central American students have spent their first two weeks at the University of Kansas adjusting to the new classes, culture and people.
However, the culture has not been the hardest adjustment. It is been the
Kin Chin / KANSAN
Eduardo Molina, El Salvador junior, and Ana Acevedo, Nicaragua junior, perform a traditional Central American dance for their local host families. Thirteen Central-American exchange students meet their host families and discussed the culture of their homeland Saturday at the Frontier Room in the Burrell Union.
All of the students from tropical climates said that getting used to the cold weather had been difficult.
"This is the first time I have ever seen snow in my life," said Adele Ramos, Belize junior.
Each year, the U.S. Information Agency's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awards grants to a U.S. university for the scholarships. This is the first year KU received a grant from the agency.
The students are recipients of the Central-American Peace Undergraduate Scholarship, which brings underprivileged Central-American students to the United States to finish their undergraduate degrees.
On Saturday, students from six countries met with their host families, who will provide them with expo-
tions and experiences. When the residence halls are closed
The students were selected from 700 applicants because of their academic records, leadership ability and social skills, said Sam Sommerville, Latin-American studies' adviser.
The students already have provided their host families with a taste of their native countries and cultures. The students displayed pictures and souvenirs and demonstrated traditional Central-American dances.
Ramos' experiences prior to coming
Ramos, who plans to major in ecolo
gy, came expecting to get a better education than she would get in Belize.
Another important goal of the program is to teach the students English. Most of the students are not fluent, and all but two will take classes at the Applied English Center this semester.
"There are so many sources of information here, especially in my department," she said. "There is much more clarity to learn there than at home."
Doug Hesse / KANSAN
Shaun Eliston, Lawrence resident, gets a hit during a game in the Snowball Softball Tournament, which supports the March of Dimes.
Reverse culture shock often affects returning students
By Terrilyn McCormick
Kansan staff writer
THE
Kansan staff writer
But another kind of culture shock hits U.S. students returning from study abroad — reverse culture shock.
People entering a culture other than their own often experience culture shock.
Upon returning, students often feel like strangers in their own culture, said Janis Perkins, acting director of study abroad.
Students change during their semester abroad but are put back into a life that is usually the same as when they left, she said. Students with new perspectives find it hard to adjust to the old circumstances of their life.
"It is hard to explain to people all that you did or saw in the last semester, and it is difficult when the people you care about are tired of hearing about your experiences," said Katrina Culp-Hell, Lenexa senior who is returning from Copenhagen, Denmark.
Reverse culture shock, like culture shock, varies in intensity depending on personal experience. Allison Burgess, Fairway senior returning from Paris, said she had little difficulty adjusting to her "old life."
"Since this is my last semester at KU, I am really excited to be back," she said.
Students with reverse culture shock often bash the culture and people of the United States.
"The only act of violence in Copenhagen the entire time I was there was arape, and the outcry from the people to catch the rapist was amazing," Culp-Heil said. "You just don't see that here."
Jason Townsend, Leawood junior returning from Seville, Spain, said people in the United States saw a glossed-over version of world events.
"On the news we would see people with their legs blown off because of bombs, and people wouldn't flinch," he said. "American news is cleaned up because Americans wouldn't be able to take that."
Perkins said the students would readjust with time and offered suggestions to help the students cope with life in the United States.
Getting in touch with other students who have studied abroad and staying involved with international activities such as volunteering at the International Student Services office and the Applied English Center can help students readjust while they keep in contact with other cultures, she said.
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