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>> female speaker: Think about how many times
you talk to your student throughout the course of
the day while they're here at university.
You might text, email or even have a phone call.
When students are overseas, this is going to
be a little bit different.
There's a few ways that you can manage your expectations.
One thing that we suggest to our students in pre-departure is
that they speak to their parents and loved ones about just
how often they're going to keep in touch.
There are many different ways that you can keep
in touch with your family while you're overseas.
One of the things that we suggest to our students is
to make use of video chat.
There are so many different kinds.
The ones that we're most familiar with are Skype
and Google talk.
We use them frequently, even to talk to people who are overseas,
our partners, our students.
You should try them too.
You can go online and sign up for a free account and it costs
nothing to speak to your student.
One of the important things to know is that when your student
goes overseas, they won't be able to use their American cell
phone, not to text and definitely not to call.
Sometimes, if students do use their American cell phone
overseas, they turn off their data.
This way, your company knows that you're not roaming.
The best thing you can do is talk to your cell phone provider
before you leave the U.S.
Many of our long-term students who study abroad for a semester
or more will sometimes use what's called a
pay-as-you-go phone.
There are many different companies overseas that support
this and they're very used to international students coming in
and purchasing a phone.
The phone itself is very inexpensive and you put credit
on the phone, just as you would here if you bought
a pay-as-you-go.
We encourage our students who are overseas for a longer period
of time to purchase one of these phones and to keep in touch with
family and friends back home.
If a student is gone for a shorter period of time,
for instance, 2 weeks or 4 weeks over the summer, it's something
you may want to think about how often you talk to your student.
Maybe every Sunday, the student has a break in the day
Sunday afternoon.
Be aware of the time change.
You may be able to speak to them once a week.
They're going to have much more to share with you
on a weekly basis, rather than a daily basis.
So, this is something you might want to start,
even before they leave.
Get used to how often you talk to your student and understand
how you can reach them while they're overseas.
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