Diversity Abroad
Being You Abroad
When planning to go abroad, it's important to consider how your background and identity may impact your experience in your host country.
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Reflection Questions
- Which aspects of your identity or background are most important to you? Why?
- Which aspects of your identity or background are least important to you? Why?
- Which aspects of your identity have the greatest effect on how you perceive yourself? Why?
- Which aspects of your identity have the greatest effect on how others perceive you? Why?
- Which aspects of others' identities have the greatest effect on how you view them? Why?
- How do your identities interact with and affect each other?
- How might your identities impact your experience abroad? Why?
- How may individuals in your host country view different aspects of your identity?
- What does it mean to "be you" abroad?


Identity-Specific Travel Resources
We do our best to update this list frequently. Please email studyabroad@etsu.edu to report broken links or to suggest new resources to add to the list.
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Country & Culture Guides
- International SOS (log in using your ETSU email & password)
- IES Abroad
- BeGlobalii
- Commisceo Global
- Lonely Planet
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BIPOC Travel Resources
- Managing Black Hair Abroad - beglobalii by DA Global
- Traveling with Natural Hair - IES Abroad
- Black & Abroad website & YouTube channel
- 6 Things I Wish I Knew Before Studying Abroad as an African American - Go Overseas
- Traveling While Black: 9 Truths for Black Students Studying Abroad - GoAbroad.com
- TravelNoire, a digital media company serving travelers of the African Diaspora
- On Studying Abroad as a Person of Color: Don't Believe Everything You Hear - HuffPost
- What About Discrimination, For Native American Students - AllAbroad.us
- Latinas Who Travel
- Traveling Abroad as an Asian American Woman - Harvard College
- Being Asian-American Abroad: The Madrid Experience - IES Abroad
- My Experience Studying Abroad as an Asian American - Prague - CEA Study Abroad
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Disability & Medical Resources
- US Dept of State Travelers with Disabilities
- Students with Disabilities Abroad - BeGlobalii
- Mobility International USA
- Tips for studying abroad with disabilities and chronic conditions- GoOverseas.com
- Wheelchair accessible routes in Google Maps
- Guide to the World's Wheelchair Accessible Destinations
- Culture & Disability Inclusion - The Global Access Files
- CurbFree with Cory Lee
- Step-by-Step Guide to Traveling with a Disability - ETIAS.com
- Travel with a Pet - USDA
- Which Airlines Allow Emotional Support Animals - Pettable
- Traveling with Pets and Service Animals - CDC
- Traveling with a Disability - CDC
- Traveling Abroad with Medicine - CDC
- Country Regulations for Travellers Carrying Medicines Containing Controlled Substances - International Narcotics Control Board
- Managing Mental Health While Abroad - BeGlobalii
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First-Generation Travel Resources
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LGBTQ+ Travel Resources
- LGBTQ+ study abroad tips and tales - GoAbroad
- LGBTQ+ travel guides- IGLTA
- LGBTQ+ rights around the world- Equaldex
- Airport security guide- National Center for Transgender Equality
- A Guide for LGBTQIA+ Students Abroad - BeGlobalii
- ILGA World Maps
- Sex Marker in Passports - US Dept of State
- Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Travelers - US Dept of State
- NAFSA Rainbow SIG
- Outright International
- Transgender Law Center
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Non-Traditional Student Resources
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Religion & Spirituality Travel Resources
- Faith-based travelers- U.S. Dept. of State
- World religions map- PBS
- Church Finder
- Worldwide Church Directory- Net Ministries
- Islamic Finder
- City guides for Muslim travelers- Halal Trip
- Federation of Student Islamic Societies
- Zabihah Halal Restaurant Guide
- Have Halal Will Travel
- Synagogues of the World- Jewish Virtual Library
- European Union of Jewish Students
- Kosher Trip Advisor
- Yeah That's Kosher
- World Buddhist Directory- Buddha Net
- Hindu Temples Worldwide- Hindu Online
- Humanists International
- Harvard Pluralism Project
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Traveling on a Budget Resources
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Women Traveler Resources
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International Students and Permanent Residents
- Can I Study Abroad While Abroad? - Study in the USA
- 5 Steps for International Students to Take Before Studying Abroad - U.S. News
- International Travel as a Permanent Resident - US Citizenship and Immigration Services