Online Resources
Air Travel
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What’s Up With Culture prepares students for
cultural immersion:
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Major international airlines:
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World Citizens Guide covers everything from money
matters to meeting people:
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U.S. Customs information:
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Safety tips for air travelers, U.S. Federal Aviation
Administration:
Health
tives/health/passengers
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Travelers’ health, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention:
Communication
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The Travel Clinic offers information on travel-related
health matters:
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Country and city dialing codes:
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IAMAT’s advice on health risks, required immuniza-
tions, and medical care abroad:
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Phone card tips:
Insurance
Consulates and Embassies
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Mutual of Omaha’s Girl Scout insurance:
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Embassies and consulates worldwide:
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U.S. State Department:
Money
Culture
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Mastercard ATMs overseas:
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“Aspects of Nonverbal Communication”:
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Visa ATMs abroad:
visa.via.infonow.net/locator/global/jsp/SearchPage.
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Country-specific sites, Center for Global Education:
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Universal currency converter:
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The CIA’s World Factbook, with detailed information
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University of the Pacific’s Cross-Cultural Training/
on every country: https://
Student Guide offers advice on budgeting, currency
cations/the-world-factbook/index.html
exchange, credit cards, and transferring money:
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Culture Grams—concise, up-to-date reports on
more than 200 countries:
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Culture Matters, developed by the Peace Corps,
helps visitors interact respectfully in other cultures:
Passport/Visas
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Passport-issuing offices:
culturematters/index.html
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“Culture Shock”—tips for easing cultural adjustment:
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“Where to Write for Vital Records” tackles birth cer-
tificate application:
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Glimpse magazine offers stories of culture shock
w2welcom.htm
experiences written by students:
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Country-specific entry regulations:
Shock.html
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Tales from a Small Planet shares experiences of living
abroad through literature, humor, and the arts:
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