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Study Abroad in Africa: A Personal Memoir

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 May 2016

Jim Buschman
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In talks on study abroad given over the last 20 years, I have frequently alluded to my own experiences as an undergraduate in Nigeria in 1964–1965. I have drawn on personal example to make the following points, among others, to the students in my audiences:

  1. • You do not need to know beforehand all the benefits of studying abroad.

  2. • You will make a great many mistakes, and that is both unavoidable and expected.

  3. • You will learn and grow in spite of the mistakes you make.

  4. • To be a minority is difficult.

  5. • You can learn much about yourself and your home country by studying abroad.

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The Impact on Student Learning
Information
African Issues , Volume 28 , Issue 1-2 , 2000, pp. 130 - 132
Copyright
Copyright © African Studies Association 2000 

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