ExchangeStudentSurvivalKit

Studyabroadhasneverbeensopopular,andasstudentsareembarkingonlifechangingadventures,theyneedsometriedandtrueadvice."TheExchangeStudentSurvivalKit"hasbecometheessentialguideforyoungpeopletravelingabroad,helpingthembetterunderstandtheuniqueexperienceofinternationalexchangeprogramsandavoidmanycommonmisunderstandingsandproblemsthatmayoccurinthecourseoftheiradjustmenttoanewculture,anewfamily,anewschoolandanewcommunity.BasedonheryearsofresearchandprofessionalinvolvementwithAFSInterculturalPrograms,DrHanselhasfilledthebookwithexamplestakenfromtheexperiencesofdozensofexchangestudentsfromabroadspectrumofcultures.Thismuchawaitedneweditionincludes:Newcommunicationstechnologyasitaffectstheexperience:email,instantmessaging,cellphones,onlinegamesandblogsandinformationsearches;Importantadviceonpersonalsafety,pressingconcernsforparentsandstudentsinlightofwar,terrorism,andcrime;and,Changesinsocietyandfamilylifethataffecttravelers:fastfoodreplacingfamilymeals,anewemphasisonreligiousbeliefs,consumerism,andglobalism.Forthestudentgoingabroad,"TheExchangeStudentSurvivalKit"isthefirstthingtopack!