Instructions: Please write a reflection on your experience abroad. Feel free to add photos of your experience abroad, but avoid any entries/photos that are not academically appropriate (alcohol, drugs, high risk activities, contradicts with OSU policy, etc.). Make sure you follow the below format and answer all questions below:
Program Overview
- Tell us about the program you participated in 100-200 words
- Include the following information:
- Program official name
- Location
- Term you were abroad
- Focus of the program
- Structure of the program
Pre-Departure Reflection
- Reflect on yourself while you were in the pre-departure phase in 200-300 words
- Include the following information:
- How did you find out about the program,
- Why did you select this program, how did you prepare (culturally, financially, travel wise, etc.),
- What was your image/expectation towards the country
- What were some questions/concerns you had before travel?
While Abroad Reflection
- Reflect on yourself when you were abroad on the program in 200-300 words
- Include the following information:
- What was your experience like in-country
- What were the challenges and highlights
- How did you overcome the challenges
- What kind of cultural or business differences/similarities did you observe
- What new things did you discover about the country, was the image/expectation you had correct or different?
After Return Reflection
- Reflect on yourself and your overall education abroad experience/observations in 200-300 words
- Include the following information:
- List the top three takeaways from the experience you had abroad and how you can apply them in the future
- What did you learned about yourself and the world through the experience and why that is important to you
- How did your experience impact you
- What other messages do you have for future students who are considering going abroad?