Debriefing

Debriefing Session

The final component of the Ashland University in Costa Rica program is a debriefing session held on campus the Sunday before classes begin. This allows the instructors to gain valuable feedback on student experiences and reunites past participants.

Agenda

• FL 200/300
• Return Inside Costa Rica papers
• "Yellow sheets" (Weekly reports)
• Ashland University in Costa Rica program grades
• Program evaluation

Themes for Discussion

• My expectations
  How my study abroad experience affected me
  Seeing the U.S./The World in a "new light"
• My personal reactions
• Preparing future students
• How to get the most out of the experience
  School and Classes
  Families
  Excursions
  Language Learning
  Cultural Adjustment
• Keeping the experience ALIVE!