Orientation PPT Master

Study Abroad Orientation : Study Abroad Orientation

Packing : Packing Check with airline for size restrictions Extra cost for luggage 3-1-1

Get the 3-1-1 : Get the 3-1-1

Packing : Packing Check with airline for size restrictions Extra cost for luggage 3-1-1 www.weather.com Voltage guide

Departing the U.S. : Departing the U.S. Passport Overseas Citizens Services General Passport Information line: Toll free at 1-877-487-2778

Departing the U.S. : Departing the U.S. Passport Register with the U.S. State Department https://travel.state.gov

Departing the U.S. : Departing the U.S. Passport Register with the U.S. State Department Check-in Process

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Departing the U.S. : Departing the U.S. Passport Register with the U.S. State Department Check-in Process Security TSA Approved Locks ONLY Flight Departures EARLY for International Flights

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Arriving Overseas : Arriving Overseas Passport Control NO JOKES Collect Luggage

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While Abroad : While Abroad Filing Taxes Paying Bills Registering for classes Communication Home

Returning From Abroad : Returning From Abroad Re-Checking Luggage at Port of Entry Customs Guide No Food 1 Bottle Limit for Alcohol PER PERSON

Taking Money : Taking Money Multiple ways to access money Notify your bank, credit card company Find out about finance charges

Health : Health CDC Guidelines Take Medication Medical Check-ups H1N1 Mental Health Participants are HIGHLY encouraged to fully disclose ALL medical conditions including any mental health issues that you are dealing with or have dealt with in the 6 months prior to your program departure.

Health : Health CDC Guidelines Taking Medication Medical Check-ups H1N1 Mental Health Learning Disabilities Insurance

Safety : Safety There’s only one person responsible for your security Country Specific Information OSAC: www.osac.gov Trust your intuition

Safety : Safety

Conduct : Conduct Your actions

Conduct : Conduct Expelled students will be sent home at the student’s expense and receive a failing grade for all courses, regardless of expulsion date, including expulsions taking place prior to the MSU Drop Date. Pg 11, MSU Study Abroad Handbook

Conduct : Conduct Your actions Alcohol and Drug Usage Things to Avoid MSU Cannot Get You Out of Jail!

Crisis Management : Crisis Management Register with the U.S. State Department https://travel.state.gov What will DOS do for me in case of crisis? Know the procedures of your Program Provider Personal Emergency Action Plan ICE Have a Family Plan What if you are arrested? Crisis Scenarios

Crisis Scenario 1 : Crisis Scenario 1 You and one of your friends have made a weekend trip to Amsterdam. It’s the third week of the program, the first weekend you have been free to travel. You have successfully checked into your hostel and walked through parts of the city noting places to visit tomorrow. You decide on a late dinner at one of the cheaper sidewalk cafes. Now, at 11:00 p.m., you’re headed for a local bar that was listed in your travel guide. Two young men approach you and demand your money at knifepoint. Both of you comply. They leave with your entire purse/billfold, which means you have just lost your money, credit cards, program identification, phone card, and even your room key at the hostel. The only thing you have left is your passport.

Crisis Scenario 2 : Crisis Scenario 2 You have just arrived for a semester in Australia to find out that your room is not available. The university you are attending expected another housing complex to be completed before your arrival, but it is not done. You have been relocated to a hotel that is a 30 minute bus-ride from campus along with several hundred other students, both foreign and Australian, with assurances that the housing complex will be completed within the month. At first this arrangement is okay, having been promised a computer room, small refrigerators, hot plates and other cooking items, which would have been available in your campus housing. However, soon you realize that you have not been provided with a bus pass and the walk to campus takes an hour and a half each way. Once you are on campus for your classes, you find out that your meal plan is not activated (though it has already been paid for), leaving you to either purchase lunch or huff it back to your hotel to fix something quick. Also you have been turned away from other campus privileges such as the recreational facilities and campus bars located in the dormitories. As a last straw, 2 months after living in the hotel, the campus has decided that the new housing facility will not be completed and you must move out of the hotel and find suitable arrangements on your own. In looking for housing, you find that a 4-month lease is unheard of.

Crisis Scenario 3 : Crisis Scenario 3 This morning, in a groggy state, you accidentally broke your roommate’s only coffee mug. Living in Mexico and speaking little Spanish, you are fearful of going out alone to purchase a new one for him. However, when he wakes up and realizes what you’ve done, he politely asks you to do just that. You have not yet taken the bus alone, though that is the only means of transport into the city to the shopping areas. You are unsure of the cost of the bus or where to disembark.

Crisis Scenario 4 : Crisis Scenario 4 You and a friend plan an outing to Edinburgh for the day. You wake up and realize the alarm failed to go off and you missed the earliest train. You decide to go anyway, though you will arrive much later than you had hoped. There is one transfer you must take in Newcastle to get to Edinburgh. You successfully make the transfer and get settled onto the next train for the 2 hour trip. However, the next announcement you hear tells you this train is headed for the Lake District, the opposite direction of Edinburgh. The next stop is not for 1 full hour, at York.

Crisis Scenario 5 : Crisis Scenario 5 Your group of four went to Rome for the full week of fall break. Everything went wonderfully and the trip was deemed a great success…until the day before you are to return to campus. The Italian National Transportation Union goes on strike. Trains are not expected to run inside the Italian borders for the unforeseen future. Rumors are flying and it is unknown if the trains might run on delayed or skeleton crews. Your group talks with those manning the train station and are told you should wait in the station at all times since some trains may leave suddenly and announcements will be made only moments beforehand. You also meet other European tourists who suggest you wait in the station as well.

Crisis Scenario 6 : Crisis Scenario 6 Your sister is studying in England while you are in Germany. You decide to meet in Madrid for a long weekend. At the end of your trip, trains are bombed at 4 different stations in Madrid. Neither of you are injured. Train service is halted for only a day and expected to run beginning late the following day. Phone service is sporadic and all cell lines are down.

Crisis Scenario 7 : Crisis Scenario 7 You come back from class to find that your room has been broken into and several items are missing, including your passport.

Crisis Scenario 8 : Crisis Scenario 8 You and a female friend are traveling over a long break. It’s the fourth day of your trip and everything has gone smoothly. You’ve just checked into a new hotel this morning and now are walking back to your room when you meet some American friends. You stop and chat in the lobby while your friend goes up to the room to get settled in for the night. After a small amount of time chatting with your friends and making plans for the following day, you head up to your room as well. When you arrive on your floor, you find your friend in the hotel corridor unconscious.

Stages of Culture Shock : Stages of Culture Shock Euphoric Hostile Acceptance Reverse Culture Shock

International Perspectives on U.S. Americans : International Perspectives on U.S. Americans Top Ten Characteristics associated with Americans: Loud Obese Wealthy Arrogant Ignorant Rude Materialistic Friendly War-mongering Ethnocentric

Slide 34 : What is U.S. Culture?

The Choice to Study Abroad : The Choice to Study Abroad Why did you choose to study abroad? Why did you choose the country you are studying in?

What You Will Gain : What You Will Gain What do you hope to gain? What experiences are you seeking (living in a bigger city, speaking another language, etc.)? How do you expect to grow personally (become more independent, etc.)? What would a successful study abroad program be for you?

Know Before You Go : Know Before You Go Basic Things You Should Know Before You Go Pre-Departure Listening Activities Yes, even those going to English-speaking destinations!

You have the world in your hands: explore it, dissect it, learn from it. It’s your turn. : You have the world in your hands: explore it, dissect it, learn from it. It’s your turn.