If you have not traveled abroad you may want to consider the following items.  If you have questions please consult with your faculty leader or an experienced foreign traveler.

• Cautions about alcohol and drug abuse and a warning not to carry, buy, or sell illegal drugs
• Warnings that students are subject to local “NOT U.S.” laws and that little can be done by The University of Tennessee or the U.S. Embassy to help students who are caught breaking the law
• Advice to prepare a customized medical kit including prescription medications in labeled bottles, generic prescriptions for refills (for informational purposes, US written prescriptions are not effective abroad), and an extra pair of eyeglasses and contact lenses (if needed)
• Information about the physiological and psychological consequences of jet lag, culture shock, homesickness, loneliness, changes in diet, lack of exercise, AIDS, and so on
• General instructions for emergency medical situations and using an emergency telephone system (like 911), calling an ambulance, a hospital or doctor, or an embassy or consular office
• Prudent advice on how to minimize the possibility of being the victim of a crime
• Advice to avoid local political activity
• Local diet and eating patterns, including ways to accommodate students with special nutritional needs or preferences
• How to locate routine and emergency professional medical help
• Facts on crime and the political situation. Students given links to the State Department’s Travel Advisories and Consular Information Sheets in their Pre-departure packets
• http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/tw/tw_1764.html
• Cards that include daytime and evening telephone numbers and addresses for the program.