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Study Abroad: Before You Go

Cultural and Country Research

Country Guides - Global Guide to Culture, Customs and Etiquette
International guide to the culture, customs, social and business etiquette from countries around the world.

Global Road Warrior
Country profiles including business culture, social customs, health and medical information, and more.
PressReader
Full text/full color images of today's newspapers and magazines from around the world. 90-day archive.

Understanding Global Cultures
Call Number: Book Stacks GN345.7 .G36 2010

Maximize Your Study Experience

While You're Abroad
The UP Studies Abroad Office offers advice on navigating life abroad, including budgeting and finances, academics, and heath and safety.

Culture Matters: The Peace Corps Cross-Cultural Workbook
Call Number: Available Online
Intercultural Learning: Critical Preparation for International Student Travel
Call Number: Available Online

Maximizing Study Abroad: A Students' Guide to Strategies for Language and Culture Learning and Use
Call Number: Book Stacks P118.2 .M392 2009

Study Abroad 101
Call Number: Book Stacks LB2376 .W55 2016

Watch Videos, Listen to Music

Academic Video Online: Premium
Interdisciplinary collection of streaming videos.
Docuseek2
Streaming video collection of documentary films.
Films on Demand
Over 30,000 streaming videos available from the Films for the Humanities and Sciences.
Kanopy
Over 25,000 streaming videos in the humanities and social sciences.

Naxos Music Library
An online streaming audio collection of classical music as well as some jazz and world music. For more information, see: Using Naxos Music Library.

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