Adjustment of stay and stay. A sojourner is often described as a short-term visitor to a new place or culture, where permanent settlement is not the end goal of the trip or sojourn. With this in mind, the term "sojourner" has been applied to many different groups over the years; military personnel, aid workers, and students or academics all fall under this umbrella term. In the literature regarding students, there is some confusion, as various researchers have failed to distinguish between “international students” and “staying students.” The term "international student", particularly in American, Australian and Asian research, is often used to describe students who have roots in a minority group (such as Asians or Latin Americans) but are in reality born in the “host country”. . These students generally reside in the host country for the duration of their academic program and beyond. “Student Sojourner,” on the other hand, is a term that describes students who may move to a new location or culture for academic purposes....