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Internet Resources

Culture:

• University of the Pacific, School of International Studies: “What’s Up With Culture?”
  An Online Cultural Training Resource For Study Abroad
• Cultural Adjustment
• Peace Corps Teaching Resources: Culture Matters

Currency Converters, Time Converters:

• Travel Tools – Conversion tools and international tools
• Interactive Currency Table and Universal Currency Converter
• Oanda Currency Converter

Disability Travel:

• Transitions Abroad: Disability Travel
• Students Abroad: Travelers with Disabilities

Embassies:

• US Department of State: Bureau of Consular Affairs – US Embassies and Consulates Worldwide
• Students Abroad: Embassies

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Gay and Lesbian Travel:

• International Lesbian and Gay Association
• NAFSA Rainbow SIG Student Resources
• International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission

Health:

• Vaden Health Center
• Centers for Disease Control: Travelers’ Health
• Students Abroad: Insurance

ISIC Information:

• International Student Travel Confederation
• International Student Identity Card (is also available for purchase in the Overseas Resource Center in the Bechtel International Center)

Luggage and Packing:

• Transportation Security Administration
• Students Abroad: Packing

Passport:

• US Department of State: Passport Services and Information

Statistics:

• Altapedia Online – Statistics, World Maps, etc.

Travel Safety- US Department of State:

• Bureau of Consular Affairs
• CIA World Fact Book
• Consular Information Sheets
• Students Abroad
• Drugs and Alcohol Abroad
• Travel Warnings

Women’s Travel:

• Advice for the Woman Traveler

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