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COURSE 1
COURSE 2
COURSE 3
Intro to Course 2: While You're Abroad
Create Info Log and Plan for Interaction
What We Hope You will Gain from this Course
Create Your Info Log
Update Your Profile
Explore Options for Interaction
Learn about how You may be Interacting during Study Abroad
Logistical Issues While Abroad
Travel Documents
Keep Your Documents Safe
How to Communicate while Abroad
Read the Checklist for Communication
Communicate with Your Program Provider and On-Site Staff
Money Management while Abroad
Stick to Your Budget
Learn how to Make the Most of Your Money while Abroad!
Hear how Other Students Managed Their Money Abroad
One Thing You should Always Have with You: CASH
Staying Healthy
Review the Top Ten Health and Safety Tips
Read about How to Stay Healthy Abroad
Consider Your Mental Health and Medications
Research Drug Issues in Your Host Country
Get Health Insurance
Learn about Insurance
Get Insurance if You Haven't Already
Confirm what Your Insurance Covers
Find Out about One Student's Experience
Experiencing Foreign Healthcare
Staying Safe
Know the Risk Involved in Your Activities
Learn the Value of Acting like a Local!
Who can you Trust... Who's your Buddy?
How do You Want to be Remembered?
Staying Safe
Road Safety Abroad
Learn about Road Safety
See what Types of Transportation are Best to Avoid!
Avoid Crime and Legal Trouble
Learn about Avoiding Crime
Top Ten Ways to Not Become a Victim of Crime
Research Legal Issues in Your Host Country
Don't Put Yourself in Bad Situations
Be Prepared for Emergencies
Read about how to Cope with Crisis Overseas
Make Sure You are Prepared for Emergencies
Research the Crisis Questions
Fill Out your Emergency Card and Emergency Action Plan
Diversity Abroad: Special Challenges
Issues of Diversity Abroad
Reflect on the Challenges of Diversity
Hear how Even Heritage Students can Have Difficulties Integrating
Consider the Benefits of Diversity
Hear why Students of Different Cultural Backgrounds should Study Abroad
Treatment Abroad
Dealing with Discrimination
Special Challenges Overseas
Reflect on Your Identity and Experiencing Discrimination
Remember that You are Not Alone
Utilize Available Resources for Diversity
One Student's Concerns about Discrimination
Stereotypes about the U.S.
Listen to how One Student Experienced Anti-U.S. Sentiments
Read about the "Ugly American"
Learn where the Anti-U.S. Stereotypes are Coming From
Culture, Language, and Local Knowledge
Ease Your Cultural Adjustment
How to Understand Your New Culture
Hear how One Student Adapted Faster than She Thought She Would
Learn More about Culture and its Impact
Speak with the Locals to Learn how to Improve Your Experience
Fitting into the Culture
Research Your Host Country
Understand that Each Country's Culture is Unique
Immerse Yourself
Dressing in Other Cultures
Tips for Language Learning
Tips on Studying Language
Practice and Persistence are Key!
Make Sure You Take Advantage of Your Opportunity!
Learn what to Do about Language Fatigue
Evaluate Your Strategies
Improve Your Vocabulary & Speech Acts
Find Out how You can Use Mnemonics for Learning Vocabulary
Take the Mnemonics in Language Learning Quiz
Use what You Learned about Mnemonics
Learn about Speech Acts
Understanding the World
Learn about Others and Yourself
Re-Test your Knowledge about the U.S.
Re-Test your Knowledge about Multinational Organizations
Learn More about the U.S. and World
Understanding what is being done to support the UN SDGs in your Host Country
Learn about Globalization
Getting Involved in Supporting the UN Sustainable Development Goals
While You're Abroad
What do I Want to Accomplish?
Decide what You Want to Accomplish
Review your Goals
Journaling Your Experience
Understand the Importance of Journaling
Read Ideas on How to Journal
Your Experience So Far
Reflect on Your Experience So Far
Reevaluate Your Reasons for Studying Abroad
Continue Learning about Your Host Country
Exercise Balance while Studying Abroad!
Learn about Re-Entry Challenges
Get Ready to Return
Set Aside Time for Reflecting on Going Home
Reflecting on Going Home
Record Your Memories and Keep in Touch
Saying Goodbye
Find Out why Saying Goodbye is Important
Learn from Others
Duties and Customs Regulations
Learn about Duties and Customs
Welcome Home Tips
Give Your Family and Friends Tips to Help You
Preparing for Mentorship
Analysis and Understanding
Make Sense of Your Experience
Preparing for Mentorship
Prepare for Mentoring Students
Prepare for Mentorship in your Community
Begin Identifying your Resources
Evaluate Course 2
