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Pre-Departure Workshop: Preparing for Your Study Abroad Experience

Join our Pre-departure programme designed for students heading abroad. This workshop, scheduled for Wednesday, 30th April 2014, will cover essential topics such as health and safety, insurance, cultural awareness, and crafting your 'must-do' list for your host country. Participants will learn how to get ready for arrival, including organization, research, and packing tips. Engage with fellow exchange students and gain insights into the realities of studying overseas. Don’t forget to sign up for our Facebook group to share your journey!

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Pre-Departure Workshop: Preparing for Your Study Abroad Experience

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  1. Welcome to our Pre-departure programme Wednesday 30thApril, 2014 Centre for Global Programmes global-programmes@york.ac.uk www.york.ac.uk/study/study-abroad

  2. Pre-departure workshops1 • Preparation, Exploration and Reflection • Health and Safety, Insurance • Information 2

  3. getting ready pre-arrival for arrival • Organisation – what’s required and when? • Research – acquire knowledge about the country you are visiting (make no assumptions!). • Packing list – only take what you absolutely need (you’ll only need half of what you think you’ll need!) pre-arrival 3

  4. getting ready pre-arrival for arrival • Look at your host’s website • Read carefully everything that they send to you • Find out what previous exchange students have had to say about your host country/University • Email host university's International Office - at least you will know whether they are helpful or not! • Plan on taking up some familiar activities and find out ahead of time how to do so! pre-arrival 4

  5. getting ready pre-arrival for arrival • Cultural awareness • Expectations • Home sickness • Reverse culture shock pre-arrival 5

  6. developing a taste bucket list 1 for discovery • Write down five to ten things you would put on your ‘must do’ list for your exchange destination. exploration exercise 6

  7. developing a taste bucket list 2 for discovery • Write down five to ten things you would put on your ‘must do’ list for your exchange destination. • Group: Write a must do list for visitors to the UK. Provide them with a realistic & balanced overview of UK society, culture & way of life. exploration exercise 7

  8. developing a taste bucket list 2 for discovery • Write down five to ten things you would put on your ‘must do’ list for your exchange destination . • Group: Write a must do list for visitors to the UK. Provide them with a realistic & balanced overview of UK society, culture & way of life. • Do you think your ‘must do’ list gives a balanced and realistic overview of society, culture and way of life in your host country? exploration exercise 8

  9. Reflective writing Journals recount a person’s experience and interpretation close to the time of the experience. A journal commands the writer and invites the reader into the very process through which new thinking is derived and change occurs. (Linda A Chisholm, Charting a Hero’s Journey, 2002)

  10. What we would like you to do • Sign the attendance form • Take your bag and materials • Sign up to Facebook group and share your experiences • Complete all exchange paperwork and return on time • Keep in touch and watch out for visitors • Attend the re-entry programme and help with promotions

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