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Resources for Going Abroad

    The Center for Global Education Student Handbook: How to Get There…and Back.
    This website provides resources and preparation tips for students considering study abroad.

    It's Your World is Studyabroad.com's Pre-Departure Handbook for Students covers topics ranging from choosing a study abroad program to what to pack to cultural adjustment. It was prepared by leading education abroad professionals.

    Transitions Abroad covers all educational opportunities abroad, from study and language-learning programs to educational travel to work, internship, and volunteer programs. There are also many articles on arranging independent international learning experiences, such as direct enrollment in a foreign university and setting up your own volunteer work. Most articles are written from a first-hand perspective, and a vast array of resources are annotated and listed by country and topic.

    The University of Michigan's International Center is a virtual clearinghouse for resources and information on studying, traveling, and working/volunteering abroad.

    Study Abroad: http://www.internationalcenter.umich.edu/swt/study/studyabroad1.html

    Work, Intern, Volunteer Abroad: http://www.internationalcenter.umich.edu/swt/work

    Travel Abroad: http://www.internationalcenter.umich.edu/swt/travel

    Harvard's International Travel Handbook for Research, Study, Internships, and Service


Articles

Artistry Abroad by Elaina Loveland
Immersion in the artistic environments of cities like Paris and Florence can provide students with an opportunity to realize their creative potential.

It Was and It Wasn't by Juliana Montgomery
A Fulbright fellow and study abroad alumnus debunks a few myths and identifies the truth about international travel and study. If you have the desire to "go," then the experience can be affordable, accessible, and quite possibly the opportunity that helps shape you into the person you want to be.

Plan Ahead: Words of Wisdom for Prospective Study Abroad Students
by Janet Alperstein and Hilary Lieberman Link
As international experience becomes increasingly important in our global community, more and more students entering college have plans to study abroad. Often, however, they are sidetracked along the way. There is, in fact, a large drop-off in the numbers of students who enter college planning to study abroad versus those who actually do so. In this article, the authors offer a few simple steps students can take from the time they first arrive on campus to ensure that they will be able to fit study abroad into their programs.

Studying Abroad: the Experience by Troy Peden
Studying abroad may be that defining moment in your education that will change your life. Nothing will be quite the same after you have studied abroad. Your perspectives will be global, your attitudes will be international, and your memories will last a lifetime. The most common misconception that prevents students from participating in a study abroad experience is its perceived inaccessibility. Students who do study abroad are often amazed at how easy it was to put the whole thing together.

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