International Travel Handbook

Table of Contents

PRE-DEPARTURE CHECKLIST

PREPARING FOR TRAVEL
Passports, Visas, Passport Photos, Entry Requirements, Harvard International Students, Air Tickets, Voting from Abroad

PACKING TIPS
Carry-on Luggage, Appropriate Clothing, Computers Abroad

HEALTH AND WELLNESS ABROAD
Physical Health, Prescriptions and Immunizations, Food and Nutrition, Medical Services, Mental Health

HEALTH INSURANCE
Medical Insurance, SOS Emergency Medical Evacuation and Travel Assistance

MONEY MATTERS
Make a Budget, Forms of Currency, Currency Conversion, ATM Locater

LEGAL MATTERS
Laws of the Host Country Apply to YOU, Alcohol, Drugs, Driving, Taxes, Power of Attorney

SAFETY ABROAD AND WORLD EVENTS
Safety Abroad, International Terrorism, Sources of Information, Registering with your Embassy Abroad, Harvard Travel Policy Regarding Sponsored Undergraduate Activities Abroad

KNOW YOUR DESTINATION
Talk to Returned Students, Read, Listen and Watch, Country Profiles

ACCOMMODATIONS ABROAD
Homestays, Apartments, Short-Term

ADJUSTING TO A NEW CULTURE
Recording Experiences, Gender, Ethinicity, Race and Sexual Orientation, Women, BLGT and Students with Disabilities Abroad

COMMUNICATION
Communicating with Family and Friends, Verbal/Non-Verbal Skills

RESOURCES FOR THESIS RESEARCH
Human Subjects, Thesis Research, Conducting Research Abroad

KEYS TO SUCCESS FOR INTERNATIONAL INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCES

CONNECT WITH HARVARD CLUBS ABROAD

RETURNING TO CAMPUS FROM STUDYING ABROAD
Housing, Registration, Financial Aid, Evaluations, Re-entry, BSC