Take an Active Role
Prepare to learn from your experience:
- Clarify why you are going on the program
- Find out what you will be doing
- Identify what you might learn
- Set goals for yourself
Learn on-site during your program:
- Note how you feel about the experience
- Identify the skills you are developing
Reflect on what you have learned:
- Compare what you had expected with what you actually did
- Identify your impressions of your international experience
- Consider how your semester abroad can lead to other opportunities
Keep a Journal
We encourage you to think and write about your time abroad as an out-of-classroom learning experience. Writing about this experience will provide you with:
- A summary of what you have learned, for your future reference
- A way to connect your activity to your academic interests, to additional out-of-classroom learning options, and to work/life choices
