Make sure you complete all the necessary steps to return to campus the following semester. The GEO Student Handbook is a great place to start.
Reconcile Transfer Credit
Be sure you’ve completed all the steps to reconcile any transfer credit.
Reflect & Connect
Now is also a good time to reflect on your experience. Consider some kind of self-assessment of your experience:
- Returning from Study Abroad
- Reverse Culture Shock: What It Is and How to Respond
- How to Deal With Reverse Culture Shock After Studying Abroad
You may feel that your time away from campus flew by, but there are a number of ways you can stay connected to your experience and continue reaping the benefits of the skills and knowledge you gained. Here are just a few suggestions:
- Share your experience with your Duke peers:
- Participate in GEO events as a Study Away Ambassador.
- Write a blogpost for our website. Email ee.comms@duke.edu to get started!
- Apply to work in the Global Education Office as a Peer Advisor.
- Enroll in a course related to your host country or region.
- Enroll in a language course at Duke.
- Join a language conversation group or relevant student organization on campus.
- Engage with media from your host country.
- Consider returning to your host country to travel, research, or to further your studies.
Submit Your Story
All the stories on the GEO Student Stories blog are real stories, from real students. To keep it that way, we need to hear from you! Your account of your experience is the most genuine representation of study away that we can put forth to prospective students.
Take a moment to reflect and share – you never know whose life you might change if you do.