“The cultural workshops opened my eyes about things I had never thought of before, such as reverse culture shock. I did not know that existed. I also liked your humor. It added to the sessions and made the hour just fly by. I definitely think you should keep having these workshops for as long as there is a study abroad program here at the U of MT!”
Alisha Oellermann, Cultural Adaptation Training for UM Study Abroad Students, Spring Semester 2005
“I enjoyed your class thoroughly. The course provides students with information that is extremely valuable. This gives students who believe that they are going to be working in situations where cultural sensitivity is a necessity the confidence to perform well.”
David Bryson, Graduate Student, School of Business Administration, Spring Semester 2005
“Thank you for all the hard work you put into the Cultural Adaptation Workshops. I think all the information and activities you incorporated in your presentations will prove very useful in the upcoming adventures we are all about to embark on. As a whole, I believe the workshops were very beneficial and really got me thinking about what my experience is going to be like and what I will take from it all. On a more personal level, you are hilarious and I think you truly had everyone's attention in that room, which is hard to do on a Friday afternoon. You have a wonderful presence and a knack for public speaking. I am not so sure how successful the workshops would have been without your presence.”
Christina Adams, Cultural Adaptation Training for UM Study Abroad Students, Spring Semester 2005
“The Workshops reinforced for me things I’d already learned for myself and taught me new things as well. The exercise I participated in on the first day of the Workshops was certainly one of the most helpful things for me. I realized the next day that the other students were greeting us and I felt stupid and shallow for not realizing it during the exercise. This taught me to be more sensitive to things I might consider a bit odd—which I found that greeting to be. It completely threw me, and I didn't know what to do with that information. Now I feel better prepared for such a situation in my future travels. I would like to thank you for the time and consideration you put forth in teaching those workshops.”
Rachael Lea Rhine, Cultural Adaptation Training for UM Study Abroad Students, Spring Semester 2005
“I really enjoyed the Cultural Adaptation Workshops. They had some fun activities that taught a lot but also helped keep a pretty fun, energetic atmosphere that was greatly appreciated during this intensely stressful time. I can’t really offer any ideas to make the workshops run smoother because they seemed to be right on the money. Thanks for holding them for us; I am sure they shed invaluable light that will surely help us in our journeys abroad.”
Caylor Bax, Cultural Adaptation Training for UM Study Abroad Students, Spring Semester 2005
