This interactive talk for college students covered 'a step by step guide to leveraging your study abroad experience to create future opportunities to live, work, and travel overseas'. The talk was originally given at the 2016 Lessons From Abroad conference in Denver, Colorado by Ginger Kern.
How to Use Study Abroad to Kickstart Your Global Life
1. How To Use Study Abroad To
Kickstart Your Global Life
A step-by-step guide to leveraging your study abroad experience
to create future opportunities to live, work, and travel abroad
Lessons From Abroad!
February 27, 2016 | Denver
17. I’m graduating, and I secretly don’t know
what to do with my life.
I’m graduating, and I have a degree that I
want to put to good use, ASAP.
I’m not graduating until next year, and I want
to use this time to create/find a way to get
paid while I work and travel abroad.
I’m not graduating until next year, and I’m
pretty sure I won’t know what I want to do
with my life by then either…
Which of these sentences best describes you?
18. MY TRAVEL “WHY”
What do I desire out of
traveling, working, or living abroad?
Is it…
to learn?
to become independent?
to grow my career?
to explore?
to escape?
to develop my skills?
to become confident?
19. 1. What countries am I most curious about?
2. What foreign languages or cultures am I already familiar with?
3. How long do I want to be out of the United States? (Think big!)
GET FOCUSED
20.
A smart Google keyword search
[grant / scholarship / program / fellowship / visa]
FOR [teaching / working / volunteering] in [country]
THE MAGIC FORMULA
23.
1. Grab your smartphone
!
2. Search for & write down at least 2 options you find
that pique your interest
[grant / scholarship / program / fellowship / visa]
FOR [teaching / working / volunteering] in [country]
ACTION STEP #1
Use the Magic Formula
24. 1. Double-check deadlines for applications
Action step: Write down the deadline(s) for the programs
2. Get an accountability partner
Action step: Write down the person you’re going to tell
3. Have a back-up plan!
!
Action step: Write down 1-2 alternatives
!
NEXT ACTION STEPS
25.
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Funding Opportunities
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THE EASY WAY
31. BABY STEPS + CONSISTENCY
= MASSIVE SUCCESS
What’s my purpose
for traveling, working, or
living abroad?
I commit to being in action
every day towards fulfilling
my dream.