Reentry: Reflection Questions
Use the following questions to begin to reflect on your experience in the U.S., create reasonable expectations for yourself, and think about how you can turn your overseas experience into lifelong learning.
- To what extent have I adopted new (American) values and behaviors (i.e., personal independence)? How do I expect this change to affect my interactions with my family and friends?
- What kinds of expectations might there be for me to conform to certain values or behaviors at home (i.e., religion, family, elders, male and female
relations, etc)?
- In what ways do I think my family members and friends have changed? What significant events have occurred in their lives while I have been gone?
- How will I create opportunities to meet others who have lived abroad and/or speak English?
- What are some skills and qualities (i.e. flexibility, independence, open- mindedness, etc.) that I have gained through my experience in the U.S. that I can use in the future (professionally, educationally and in my community)?
- What political, social and/or economic events have happened in my home country while I was gone? How do these changes affect me?
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