The Exchange Student Survival Kit SECOND EDITIONįirst published by Intercultural Press, a division of Nicholas Brealey Publishing, in 2007. Read this book and get the most from the exchange experience!” -Lucas Welter, former AFS Student And now in this second edition, it has just gotten better. Hansel’s book helped me to better understand the uniqueness of the international experience with practical and valuable guidance. In the course of my exchange student year, Dr. Mietta Rodeschini Denti, President Rotary Club Bergamo, Ovest, Italy “The Exchange Student Survival Kit has been the book I’ve recommended to others since 1995 when I came back home after a successful year-long adventure. The Exchange Student Survival Kit will be of tremendous help for everyone involved in the exchange student field, and by extension, everybody who deals with cross-cultural differences.” -Dr. She shows us the wonderful and painful process to become an open-minded citizen of the world. Betsy Hansel goes straight to the essence of culture shock- different views, different values, different perceptions, different worlds to compare as a student abroad.
When it comes to understanding both the pitfalls and pleasures of an international home stay there is no better source of advice for both the students and their hosts.” -Bruce La Brack, professor of Anthropology and International Studies, University of the Pacific “I will never forget my first, hot August day in Kansas City! My American family greeted me, their just arrived Italian AFS exchange student, at the bus stop with a loaf of ‘Italian garlic bread’: I had never seen one before! In this book, Dr. Hammer, Ph.D., President, Hammer Consulting, LLC “This second edition of The Exchange Student Survival Kit is a wise and exceptionally practical guide that belongs in the hands of every study abroad student contemplating a home stay. From pre-departure to return, this book will greatly help a young person to navigate the often ambiguous waters of cultural differences.” -Mitchell R. Her advice and down-to-earth examples give the prospective exchangee an excellent foundation for developing deeper intercultural insights and skills. Betsy Hansel’s extraordinary book, The Exchange Student Survival Kit (second edition), is a must-read for anyone going overseas through a high school exchange program. Full praise for Betsy Hansel and The Exchange Student Survival Kit, second edition “Dr.
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