Contact your travel agent about these and other rail passes. A comfortable walking pair and dressier pair. Before you leave campus Be sure to give the Program Chair, Pat Mathews, your vacation address as well as the address of your parents or guardians. Expectations All students have different expectations and choose to study abroad for different reasons. Although you are still attending Oberlin College, you will also be a guest in another country.
Some students studying in Europe have difficulty adjusting to the culture.
Everyone makes comparisons to what they are used to in Oberlin. Do not expect things to be the same. The more you are prepared for things to be different, the easier your adjustment will be. Remember that many of your assumptions about yourself and your world will be challenged. Remember, too, that for many, living and studying abroad has been the most significant and profound educational experience in their lives.