In another Study Abroadcastfirst, Michael Bittinger and Stefanie Walsh give a dual interview as advisor, and student, respectively. They both have stories, they both give encouragement, and they both agree that you should study abroad more than once, and give practical advice on how to do so in this episode.

SHOW NOTES

• Finding a program that was a perfect fit [1:30]
• What Michael tells students about studying abroad [2:50]
  Why your major doesn't need to dictate study abroad
  
• Receiving multiple forms of financial aid [3:30]
• The Purdue Moves Initiative [4:33]
• Stefanies living and class situation [5:37]
  Living in The Student Hotel
  
• Faculty led programming [7:15]
  Going to a new destination almost every other day
  Understanding the differences
  
• Visiting other countries [8:56]
  Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels, Belgium, Spain, England, Rome
  
• Over 70 Faculty Led programs at Purdue [9:51]
  Going over spring or winter break
  
• Almost missing a flight [12:42]
• Vulture droppings! [15:40]
• Dutch pancakes [19:00]
• How studying abroad has changed Stefanie's view of the world [19:49]
  The importance of community
  People having your back
  Adapting to different laws and values
  
• How studying abroad affected Stefanie's major [23:15]
• Thinking you're inter-culturally competent [24:44]
  Encountering a wide range of experiences
  
• Why Stefanie decided to go to Purdue [26:39]
• Why Michael decided to work at Purdue [28:07]
• Recommendations
  A Higher Loyalty by James Comey
  This Fight Is Our Fight: The Battle to Save America's Middle Classby Elizabeth Warren
  We Need To Talk by Celeste Headlee
  Ishmael by Daniel Quinn
  The Daily
  Left, right, and center
  99 Percent Invisible
  
• Final Advice if you're thinking about studying abroad [32:35]