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Writing in an engaging and informative style, Carol Madison Graham provides invaluable practical advice on how American students should respond when challenged to defend their perspectives on religion, multiculturalism, education, and foreign policy while studying abroad. With her own powerful narrative, Graham invites her readers to approach their time abroad as a process of self exploration, as well as a chance to learn about a foreign culture. Whether the reader is preparing to go abroad, coping with the challenges of studying abroad, or trying to make sense of the experience of living abroad, this book is an outstanding source of wisdom from an author who is ideally situated to know.

American students abroad often find themselves on the front lines of public diplomacy. This guide will help enormously when the going gets tough. I would make sure my students read it well before they packed their suitcase. --Dr. Allan E. Goodman, president and CEO, Institute of International Education Writing in an engaging and informative style, Carol Madison Graham provides invaluable practical advice on how American students should respond when challenged to defend their perspectives on religion, multiculturalism, education, and foreign policy while studying abroad. With her own powerful narrative, Graham invites her readers to approach their time abroad as a process of self-exploration, as well as a chance to learn about a foreign culture. Whether the reader is preparing to go abroad, coping with the challenges of studying abroad, or trying to make sense of the experience of living abroad, this book is an outstanding source of wisdom from an author who is ideally situated to know. --Prof. Cornelius O'Boyle, director, London Summer program, and associate director, London Undergraduate Program, University of Notre Dame

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Carol Madison Graham joined the U.S. diplomatic service in 1981 and served in Tunisia, Lebanon, France, and the United Arab Emirates. Ms. Graham headed international policy for the Bar of England and Wales before joining the Fulbright Commission as executive director. A board member of the Marshall Scholarships and the International Institute for Environment and Development, she also became a trustee of the Carnegie U.K. Trust. She lives in London.

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