Changed or Not?

Subgroup Size

Pairs

Duration

30 minutes

External Cost

No

Lesson Plan

Source

This exercise was created in 2015 by Katherine N. Yngve, CILMAR, IDA+A, Purdue University, as part of Purdue's Engineering 397 (Intercultural Mentoring Course).

Tags:

  1. CILMAR staff collection
  2. emotional resilience
  3. emotions
  4. music
  5. online learning
  6. perspective
  7. reentry
  8. reflection
  9. self-awareness

The purpose of this reflective exercise is to allow the sojourner to begin to "take leave" of the study abroad destination, and make meaning of the experience. If done in small groups or with one's host family, it can also increase empathy for other viewpoints and emotional experiences.