
Exchange Student Survival Kit, Bettina Hansel, Intercultural Press, 14.95 US-Dollar.
Not sure what to do when confronted with a strange meal in a strange country? Wondering how to deal with feelings of loneliness while abroad? The Exchange Student Survival Kit might have the answers. Most of the book, which is designed for students going on exchanges anywhere in the world, offers advice on dealing with new cultures - and tells you how to identify and deal with cultural bag-gage you've brought along. Dividing the exchange experience into stages, Bettina Hansel explains what type of situations and emotions students will be faced with during different parts of the trip - meeting host parents, trying to fit in at school, celebrating holidays - and offers her advice on dealing with them.