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Resources

Absentee Voting

Air Travel

Airports

Alcohol

Arrest

ATMs

Birth Certificate Information

CDC

Communication

Consulates and Embassies

  • Goabroad.com Embassy Search - Database full of contact information for embassies worldwide, including U.S. embassies in all countries as well as foreign embassies in the U.S. This site also has information on a host of other topics ranging from calling cards to eco-adventures.
  • Embassies and Consulates Worldwide - Links to U.S. Embassies and Consulates worldwide.

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Country Research

Crime

Crisis

Cross-Cultural Preparation

Culture

Culture Etiquette

Culture Shock

Currency

Customs

Cybercafes

Disabilities

Discrimination

Disease

Drugs

Embassies and Consulates

Emergency

Emergency Action Plan (E.A.P.)

Entry Requirements

Environmental Health

Evaluation

FAA

Financial Aid

Financial Issues

Finding a Program

  • See also "Programs"
  • Who Runs Your Program? -A resource of The Center for Global Education. Provides an explanation of program structures and ownership. This should be the first step in choosing a study abroad program.
  • Worldwide Colleges and Universities -A resource of The Center for Global Education. The site provides web links to colleges and universities around the world.
  • Programs Abroad - A resource of The Center for Global Education. The site provides an extensive listing with links to programs abroad, including internship, research, service learning and volunteer, study and work abroad programs.
  • Finding a Quality Program - A resource of The Center for Global Education. The site provides a tool to search for a study abroad program by country and by major.
  • Sarah's Wish -This site provides helpful safety tips on things to remember when looking for a study abroad program provider.
  • International Education of Students - Homepage for the Institute for the International Education of Students (IES) which provides guidelines for evaluating study abroad programs.
  • GlobalScholar.us: Go to Course 1, Module 2, Task 1 – “ Find the Right Program” to find a quality program and see what options you have.
  • AllAbroad.us – Deciding on a Program: Mentors address the most important issues around deciding on a program.

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Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual Travelers

Guidebooks

Harassment

Health

Help

Homosexual Travelers

Immunizations

Insurance

Intern Abroad

International Organizations

Internet

Language Learning and Information

Legal Assistance

Mail

Mental Health

Metro

Minority Students

Money and Banking

Newspapers Around the World

Nonverbal Communication

Parents

Passports

Prescriptions

Programs

Re-entry

Road Travel Safety

SAFETI Clearinghouse

Safety

Scholarships

Sexual Harassment and Assault

STDs

  • STDs - Official government website of the Center for Disease Control, contains links to information on AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases.

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Stress

Subways and Trains

Telephone numbers

Terrorism

Time Zones

Translations

  • Altavista Translator - A helpful site for on-the-spot translations of words, phrases and paragraphs into a long list of world languages.
  • Travlang - A site dedicated to quick translations of words and phrases commonly used by travelers.
  • Rikai - A compilation of Japanese news with English pop-up translations and translation tool.
  • PopJisyo - A Japanese to English translation site with word-by-word pop-up translations.

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Travel

Travel Documents

Travel Guides

Travel Providers

Travel Warnings

TSA

Underrepresented Students

Vaccinations

  • CDC Vaccination Information - From the National Center for Infectious Diseases, critical information on what vaccinations are necessary or suggested before traveling to certain countries.
  • AllAbroad.us – Vaccinations: Mentors answer the question about getting vaccination before traveling abroad.

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Volunteer Abroad

Voting Assistance

Women Travelers

Work Abroad