sojourning

Etymology:
Middle English, from Anglo-French sujurner, sejurner, from Vulgar Latin *subdiurnare, from Latin sub under, during + Late Latin diurnum day — more at up, journey
Date:
14th century

: to stay as a temporary resident

assimilation

the process of receiving new facts or of responding to new situations in conformity with what is already available to consciousnes.

acculturation

1: cultural modification of an individual, group, or people by adapting to or borrowing traits from another culture ; also : a merging of cultures as a result of prolonged contact

2: the process by which a human being acquires the culture of a particular society from infancy