Tag: study abroad
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Mindful Expat Episode 43: Studying Abroad (Part 2): Developing Cultural Competence as an International Student (With Guest: Claudia Neiman)
Today’s Mindful Expat Guest is Claudia Neiman! Since moving away from the US at the age of 18 for school, Claudia has lived in Spain, Brazil, and Portugal. Although she has never actually lived in the UK, she has dual US/British citizenship, which lowers administrative hurdles to her living in the EU long-term, and she…
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Mindful Expat Episode 42: Studying Abroad (Part 1): Learning Through the Challenges & Making the Most of Our Experiences (With Guest: Dani Jauregui)
Today’s Mindful Expat Guest is Dani Jauregui! Dani is originally from the Chicago area. While studying at Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, Illinois – majoring in Sociology and Hispanic Studies – she decided to do a semester abroad in Alicante, Spain. After returning to the US to finish her degree, Dani then decided that she…
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Mindful Expat Episode 30: Challenges & Opportunities While Studying Abroad
What you’ll hear in this episode: • Some of the different contexts in which students may study abroad and how these contexts might impact their experiences as international students. • Some of the amazing benefits of studying abroad! • Some of the common challenges that international students may face. • Some of my recommendations for current…
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Cultural Adjustment, Part 3: There’s No Place Like Home
In the previous article in this Cultural Adjustment Series, we covered some of the most popular theories of cultural adjustment — the U-Curve and W-Curve models. As I mentioned at the end of that article, one aspect of the expat or international student experience that is often left out of these models is the experience of moving back…
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Introduction to the Cultural Adjustment Series
Let’s kick off the new year with a series of posts on the cultural adjustment experience! While living abroad can be an exhilarating and incredibly enriching experience, the process of adjusting to a new culture can also be quite stressful — sometimes downright overwhelming. The ups and downs can be extreme, causing emotional whiplash if you’re not careful. Having…