Occasionally cross-cultural dating relationships occur. Discuss these with the other person. Be care not to work on your stereotypical knowledge of the other culture groups. Stereotypes give us a glimpse of the characteristics of a culture, but they are not necessarily true for each individual in that culture. You may choose to simply adapt or cope in situations when it is called for, or you may identify yourself and your behavior with the American culture though you still think like your first culture, or you may want to completely assimilate into the culture if you do not plan to leave.
Acculturation involves behavior changes, attitude changes, and thought changes.
Depending on what your goals are in life, you can choose the degree of adjustment for the most part. Please feel free to ask for help from the folks that you will meet at orientation.