After 10+ years researching re-entry and working with returnees all over the world, I’m 100% convinced that processing the emotions, questions, and confusion that arises in re-entry (also referred to as reverse culture shock or repatriation) is absolutely crucial to mental health and preventing long-term negative effects. Unfortunately, re-entry remains a vastly overlooked, under-supported, and…
Guest Post by Bayta Note from Cate: Today’s post is from Bayta, one of our Re-entry Roadmap Facebook group admins! (If you’re not part of our free Facebook group yet, come over and join us.) Bayta has not only gone through re-entry herself, she helps others navigate the ups and downs of returning “home” after…
I presented a poster about re-entry after study abroad at last month’s NAFSA international education conference in Philadelphia and had such a great time! Not only the poster session but meeting people in person who’ve I’ve only known online, hanging out with former and current Re-entry Roadmap Mastermind participants, and meeting lots of new people….
The Study Abroad Re-Entry Results are in! I sent out a short survey to study abroad professionals so I could take the “pulse” of study abroad re-entry for a couple guest articles I was writing. A summary of the results are below, followed by my own comments and suggestions based on the re-entry research and…
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In this guest post, Julie L. Parenteau shares how to use the Relaunch Roadmap with study abroad returnees…