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Preparing for Study Abroad

[Preparing for Study Abroad] [Gender Issues Abroad]

 

PREPARING FOR STUDY ABROAD

Books:

De Botton, Alain. The Art of Travel (Vintage, 2004)

Eva Hoffman.  Lost in Translation

Hess, J. Daniel. The Whole World Guide to Culture Learning (Intercultural Press, 1994)

Paige, R. Michael et al. Maximizing Study Abroad: A Student's Guide to Strategies for Language and Cultural Learning (Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2002)

Storti, Craig. The Art of Crossing Cultures (Intercultural Press, 2007)

Storti, Craig. The Art of Coming Home (Intercultural Press, 2001)

Films:

The Listening Project (dir. Dominic Howes and Joel Weber, 2008)

 

GENDER ISSUES ABROAD

Bledsoe, Lucy Jane, ed. Gay Travels: A Literary Companion and Lesbian Travels: A Literary Companion (San Francisco: Whereabouts Press, 1998)

Henry de Tessan, Christina, ed. Expat: Women's True Tales of Life Abroad (Seal Press, 2002)

Morris, Mary and Larry O'Connor. Maiden Voyages; Writings of Women Travelers (NY: Vintage Books, 1993)

Swan, Sheila and Laufer, Peter. Safety and Security for Women Who Travel (San Francisco: Traveler's Tales Inc., 1998)

Van Gelder, Lindsay and Pamela Robin Brandt. Are You Two... Together? A Gay and Lesbian Travel Guide to Europe (NY: Random House, 1991)

Zepatos, Thalia. A Journey of One's Own: Uncommon Advice for the Independent Woman Traveler (The Eighth Mountain Press, 2003)