| Readings
Maximizing
Study Abroad by Michael Paige, Andrew D. Cohen, Barbara
Kappler, Julie C. Chi and James P. Lassegard.
Survival Kit for Overseas Living by Robert Kohl
Let’s Go Travel Guides
American Cultural Patterns: A Cross-Cultural Perspective
by Edward Stewart
Useful Web Sites
Travel Information
United
States Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs
StudyAbroad.com
- Check out the Travel Essentials and Health Safety sections
GoAbraod.com
- Good travel resources and Travel Tools
Lonely
Planet - Excellent guidebooks, maps, and destination guides
STA Travel
- Student Travel Association (ISIC cards)
EuroTrip
- Traveling on a shoestring budget
The
Well-Informed Traveler - A Compendium of Travel Information
and Advice
Rick Steve's
Europe Through the Back Door - Travel tips and more
Money Matters
Universal
Currency Converter
Know
Before You Go - U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Study Abroad Loans
Study Abroad Financial Aid
Health Issues
Travelers'
Health site of the Centers for Disease Control
World Health
Organization
Travel Medicine - Information and Products for Safe Travel
Jet-Lag Information
Jet-Lag Calculator
Argonne Anti-Jet-Lag Diet
Safety and Security Issues
SAFETI
Clearinghouse from the Center for Global Education
Geographic/Cultural Information
Consular
Information Sheets - U.S. Department of State
The
World Factbook - Central Intelligence Agency
Intercultural Press - A publisher with many excellent publications
related to intercultural issues
What's Up With Culture? - On-line Cultural Training Resource
for Study Abroad
World Citizen's Guide - Study Abroad Guide compiled by SMU
students
Gay & Lesbian Travel & Resource Guide to the World
PlanetOut Travel
The Connected Travel - Travel tales, humor, sounds, photos,
and video from around the world
BlogAbroad - from StudyAbroad.com
If you find other useful Web sites for students
or parents, please let us know by writing to oip@skidmore.edu
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December 15, 2005
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