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Ayusa Student Arrival Orientation
Ayusa Student Arrival Orientation
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A quiz to introduce #WeAreAyusa rules and expectations to new exchange students
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How do I make sure I have a great program?
Know the Ayusa rules and follow them
Focus on making sure others enjoy the experience
Communication with your HF/CR, not family/friends from home
Engage with your host family and host community
2
Extracurricular activities
are a great way to make friends
take too much energy
should be my primary focus
are a privilege, not a right
3
Only talking to my friends and family back home once per week will
help me NOT get homesick
help me focus my time and energy on my host family/friends
devastate my mom...she'll think I don't love her!
create a social void in my life
4
Dating while on program
is part of the American experience!
distracts me from building relationships with others
is a great way to meet my future husband/wife!
is exciting!
5
I can't get ahold of my CR...what do I do?
Call my mom back home
Panic!
Contact my Regional Support Specialist (RSS)
Call Ayusa's emergency number at: 1-800-727-4540
6
Things you are guaranteed to check off your bucket list while on program
shooting guns, driving cars and bungee jumping
traveling all over the US to see all the great cities
having fun while enjoying local culture and traditions
graduating from high school
7
If I break program rules
who cares?
I could receive disciplinary action
I may be sent home
it will be ignored
8
Social media is a great place to
find a potential new boyfriend/girlfriend
be stalked by creepy predators
post my frustrations with my host sister/brother/mom/dad
share positive things about my time here for my family/peeps
9
My CR will contact me at least once per month, I should
play dumb..."I didn't see your email/text/call"
ignore him/her...the questions are stupid
use that time to share problems I'm having with my family
promptly respond. It is a DOS requirement
10
I can visit my aunt while I'm on program if
it is after January 15th
they reside in the U.S.
I complete the proper paperwork and turn it in on time
I have permission from my RSS
11
If I have a problem with my host family, or decide I don't like them, I can
ask for a new host family
complain to anyone who will listen and feel sorry for me
move in with a friend
speak with my CR and have him/her help me work it out
12
If I have a problem, I can
Contact my Community Representative
Talk to my Host Family
Call my Parents back home
Post it on Social Media
13
When it comes to homework and class participation, I should
only do it if I feel like it
pay someone else to do it for me
ignore it and hope it goes away
participate fully
14
I can skip school if
I stayed up all night on my phone/computer and am too tired
all the other kid are doing it
only if I'm feeling too ill to attend
I have a test I didn't feel like studying for
15
If I get sick or injured and need to see a doctor, I need to
tell my host family
let my CR know
call the number on my insurance card
call my mom back home, she always knows what to do
16
The focus of this program is
to find a boyfriend/girlfriend
Academic
Social
Cultural
17
How can I improve my English?
Ask lots of questions
Limit my time reading/watching things in my first language
All of the above
Play games and watch movies with my host family
18
I'm struggling with homesickness. I can best resolve this by
talking to my host family
look for positive experience and/or create them
distracting myself with friends/activities near me
write in a journal or create a blog
19
My CR asks me for a statement...I should
ignore it...I don't want to talk about it
give my side of the story
ask to be removed immediately
not do it....it's stupid!
20
I can drink an alcoholic beverage on program if
I only have 2 weeks left (what are they going to do?)
I am 18 years old
it's a special occasion and my host family offers it to me
never, ever, no matter what!!!
21
Talking with my Host Family about their rules and expectations is
optional.
a great way to succeed!
boring and should be avoided!
who cares?
22
Life changing events I
can
make while on program are...
changing my religion
none! nada, ne pas, nicht, ne, niet doen, jangan, non, しない
make a cool costume and run around saving the world
get my eyebrow pierced and a tattoo on my elbow
