what motivates study abroad
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What Motivates you to embark on Study Abroad?
• Adventure?• Ambition?• Creativity?• Escape?• Language?• LifeStyle?• Macroeconomics?• Money?• Professional Standing?• Reinvention?
Your current status
• Education• Experience• Family• Finances• Languages• Skills• Etc
…………….it’s time to start figuring out how to
make this big dream happen.
Landing Position?Your first step into a foreign country
Formal Programs :- Fellowships- Internships- Scholarships- Teaching English- Volunteering- Working Holidays
Landing Position?Your first step into a foreign country
Informal Programs :- Save up money and make the leap- Stay with friends and family- Travelling for leisure
LogisticsFiguring out the details
• Housing• Visas• Insurance• School• Agency(Some of these might be organized for you in
advance. And others you’ll figure out as you go. Minds Abroad will help you in each step.)
When you’ve safelydisembarked in this newcountry. . .. . . you’ll want to focus on:Local ContactsLocal fluencyOvercoming Obstacles.
Local Contacts
• Meeting like-minded locals• Industry communities (events, co-working
spaces, classes, clubs)• Sports• House Parties
Local fluency Getting (more ) comfortable
• Language• Culture• Getting things done
Overcoming ObstaclesDealing with the unexpected
• Bureaucracy• Confusion• Illness• Homesickness
What are the fundamental skills necessary to make this program
success?
• Strong Networking skills(Opportunities come from people. Therefore, to
find opportunities, you need to connect with people.)
• Flexibility and Resilience(Dealing with cross-cultural misunderstandings,
visa trouble, loneliness, illness and other obstacles — this can be incredibly stressful in a foreign country.)
Who We Are?
• Minds Abroad offers study abroad, student travel and gap year programs in China, India, Thailand, Vietnam, and the Tibetan Plateau. Because of the way our programs integrate our students into the local communities of their host countries, we were recently recognized as a “Top 10 Program in Citizen Diplomacy.” This award was conferred to us by the Center for Citizen Diplomacy in partnership with the U.S. State Department.
