"The Experience has not ended here, but only served as a starting point."

-- SIT Tibetan Studies Alum

 
"Gaining such an international perspective at such an early stage in life allowed me to shift priorities and become involved in some of the most exciting and worthwhile causes I could have imagined."

-- Experiment alum China

 
"I have become much more aware of my actions and how they could affect people thousands of miles away."

-- SIT Study Abroad alum Ecuador and Bolivia

 

Returned From Abroad?

Welcome home! If you’ve asked yourself, "What’s next?" or "How can I continue this journey that I started", then you are at the right place.

World Learning believes that study abroad provides an important platform for transforming global perspectives and individual lives. Through the tools on this website, we encourage returned students to continue to seek out strategies and resources to maximize their study abroad experiences. We encourage you to continue to take the necessary steps in becoming a truly global citizen.

If you have any questions, comments or input, or would simply like to talk to someone who can help guide and support your next steps, contact us at 802.258.3515 or email alumni@worldlearning.org.

Toolkits and Manuals:

After Study Abroad: A Toolkit for returning students
For those who took the challenge to study abroad, the transition back to life at home is full of exciting possibilities. This toolkit will be a starting point for you as you readjust to home life.  Our goal is to provide you with resources to help smooth your transition, to help you integrate your experiences into your academic and professional lives and to help you take action and be an engaged global citizen. Download the pdf of this toolkit.

For a quick guide to next steps visit:

Surviving Re-entry: a manual for parents
This manual, written by an SIT Academic Director, guides parents through the re-integration process that students experience. The goal of this handbook is to look at why return culture shock occurs, examine some of the typical concerns of students going through re-entry, and finally, discuss what parents can do to assist their children during this process.

More Resources:

SIT’s Position on Returning from Studying Abroad
For further description on SIT’s position on the impact of returning from study abroad download this word document. 

SIT Occasional Papers Series
Occasionally SIT publishes papers around topics important to the organization and its constituents. Download this PDF to look at SIT student essays and research into study abroad.