Guidance for
Living Abroad

住房与幸福

而你会花很多时间在国外探索新的城市, 寻找最好的咖啡馆, 让自己沉浸在当地文化中, you're probably looking forward to having a home base through your CEA CAPA housing. 当你开始计划你的 time abroad, it’s important to consider how your living environment abroad may differ from what you’re used to, 以及这与你的幸福有什么关系. Below are question prompts to get you thinking about your living environment abroad: 

• 你现在的生活状况如何? 你是和家人住在一起，还是和室友住在一起，住在校园里，还是一个人住? 你在国外的生活情况会有什么不同?
• What challenges and opportunities do you anticipate with respect to your housing abroad? How will you adapt to having roommates, living with a host family, or living by yourself?
• Think about how your health and well-being needs influence your living environment, 比如过敏, 饮食限制, 或者宗教观察. Do you receive housing services or accommodations through your home campus accessibility office?

期待什么:住房、通勤和社区

Housing

Student housing abroad typically looks different than what you may be used to in the U.S. Unlike most college campuses, CEA CAPA does not own or manage student housing. 我们与当地的住房网络合作，仔细寻找住房合作伙伴, vendors, 寄宿家庭可以为学生提供真实的生活体验. This means that in many locations, you have a unique opportunity to live like a local! 住房选择可能包括:

• Apartments
• Homestays
• Residence Halls & Residencias
• Foyers & Studios
• 延长住宿酒店

以下是CEA CAPA住房可以预见的一些事情:

• 公寓的大小，布局和设施将有所不同. 真实的生活体验可能意味着缩小规模. 和其他大城市一样，这里的空间非常宝贵. This means, bedroom size, living space, kitchen, and even washing machine may be smaller than you're used to.
• Example: many on-campus housing facilities use similar layouts for each of their room types. Each type (as listed above) will have its own distinct features, layouts, and amenities.
• 不管你是住在自己的工作室里, 住在寄宿家庭, 或者与CEA CAPA的同学合租公寓, 在国外的这段时间里，你会经常遇到新朋友. Your neighbors, host family, 或者室友可能有不同的生活方式, values, 种族或民族背景, 宗教习俗, 或者性别认同. 成为CEA CAPA社区的一员意味着 拥抱多样性 以及各种背景和身份的人.

Meal Planning

• Meal plans, where available, 可能会提供较少的选择, 或者更少的灵活性来适应特定的饮食需求.
• 例:在美国.S., 某些饮食需求已经变得司空见惯, 导致替代食物的选择很容易获得. 国外的情况可能并非如此. If you have specific needs, consider these when identifying your housing preferences and contact your CEA CAPA Advisor if you have questions about whether your needs can be accommodated in your preferred housing.
• Remember to share any health-related dietary needs on your Health Information Form and/or in your housing application.

气候和天气

• Living abroad may mean living in a different climate and experiencing different social norms for responding to that climate.
• 例如:一些CEA CAPA目的地容易出现高湿度的时期. However, air conditioning isn't common given most of the year has cooler months. Although public spaces may have air conditioning, you shouldn't expect this in your program housing.

通勤和社区

• CEA CAPA坚持以礼貌的态度对待所有的人, respect, 和尊严，不歧视任何个人.
• 你的住宿是你留学经历的重要组成部分, and we encourage you to embrace these differences as a unique opportunity to live like a local! And of course, you’ll have access to support through the CEA CAPA onsite team 你在国外期间有什么住房问题吗.
• 通勤去上课或你的 internship abroad 可能需要60分钟, 以及大多数CEA CAPA目的地, 依靠公共交通或步行通勤并不罕见 routes.

For more specific information about the housing options available in your program location, 查看你的项目网页, 在线门户网站, 或者联系你的导师. 如果你想了解更多关于你的项目住房的信息，或者 如果你有特殊的要求或住宿，你想考虑, please reach out to your CEA CAPA Advisor as early as possible so we can discuss this with you. 虽然我们永远无法保证住房偏好或住宿要求， the sooner we know what you need, the more support and guidance we can provide.

社区指南和参与者政策

每个参与者都有责任审查 CEA CAPA参与者政策和社区指南 为最新的信息，因为政策可能会发生变化. To participate in a CEA CAPA program, you must agree to follow the CEA CAPA policies.

住宿要求

• Participants can request specific residential life accommodations during the pre-departure process. 你会得到一张表格, upon request, which you will need to complete and submit along with the required documentation to support the request. CEA CAPA is committed to investigating reasonable accommodations in a program location; however, we cannot guarantee accommodations will be available or met in the same way as on your campus.
• Reach out to your CEA CAPA Advisor to discuss the accommodation you receive on your home campus and/or to connect with a member of the Student Affairs Team.

Dietary Needs

• Participants are responsible for their own dietary needs and are strongly encouraged to share those, and any allergies, 与CEA CAPA一起填写健康信息表和/或住房申请.
• Reach out to your CEA CAPA Advisor to discuss the accommodation you receive on your home campus and/or to connect with a member of the Health, 安全及学生事务组.