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If life out there is an adventure
get ready to deal with it

 
intercultural training
by andrea sebben

for high school students,  college, camps, work programs & courses abroad

Packing to board?

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Are you going to do high school, au-pair, university or a course abroad?

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It would be very good to have a "recipe" ready on how to adapt quickly and be successful in this endeavor, right? But it's not quite like that. We don't have ready-made recipes, but our ingredients are fantastic

 

so that you can create your own recipe

My name is Andréa

and I wish you the best exchange in the world!

After living in 5 countries (Canada, Belgium, United States, Italy & Spain) where I did my college and intercultural training + 25 years working with the adaptation of Brazilians abroad and foreigners in Brazil, I came to the conclusion that there is a huge difference between you getting that "little push when it comes to adapting" - or - feeling lonely and helpless during the process.

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I know the joys and challenges of living abroad, of conquering new people, of breaking the bubble of loneliness that we find ourselves in at the beginning, of the hard way, conquering the language that at first seemed impossible. Not only because I lived abroad, but because I dedicated my whole life to studying Intercultural Psychology. And one thing I am sure of: we cannot prosper if we feel afraid or confused in the process.

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That’s why I’ve gathered the most important topics I’ve learned about adapting abroad and make them available to people, through pre- or post-boarding Intercultural Training, books I’ve written & individual assistance to help you in a way that you never saw.

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Because who knows the way,

encourages others to walk.

 

intercultural training  for

UNIVERSITY

Going to college abroad is sensational and so is the level of challenge and complexity. Do not stay  adrift wasting so much time in adapting, we are here to shorten the path between  its obstacles and its achievements.

LANGUAGES COURSE

for teenagers

We know that  it makes no difference if  you have between  13 and 17 years old and is moving away for 1 week or 1 month.  

  Your adaptation  cannot wait and your program has to be made the most of.  Come out prepared &   your parents for that first adventure apart,  

  even before boarding.

LANGUAGES COURSE  

for executives

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If you  you will take a language course abroad to upgrade your career, enjoy and develop new skills even before boarding.  O  market will value it even more because Intercultural Competence is the ball of the day.

intercultural training for

UNIVERSITY

Going to college abroad is sensational and so is the level of challenge and complexity too. Don't be adrift wasting so much time adapting, we are here to shorten the path between your obstacles and your achievements.

LANGUAGES COURSE

for teenagers

We know that it makes no difference if you are either 13 and 17 years old and are going to live abroad for 1 week or 1 month.

Your adaptation cannot wait and your program has to be made the most of. Get ready you & your parents for that first separate adventure,

even before boarding.

LANGUAGES COURSE

for executives

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If you are going to take a language course abroad to upgrade your career, enjoy and develop new skills even before boarding. The market will appreciate it even more because Intercultural Competence is the ball of the day.

WARNING !!!

  EXCHANGE AGENCIES cannot be left out

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Intercultural Training provides the following benefits:

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  • Low number of early returns

  • Low replacement cost (family, school, work)

  • Improved exchange student performance

  • High productivity / use during stay

  • Greater adjustment and adaptability

  • Increased host satisfaction

  • Less problems between organization and Brazilian agencies

  • Lower rate of problems between exchange students and family members in Brazil

  • Low incidents that could harm the company or the local partner

  • Significant improvement in the relationship between agency and client

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(inspired by SIETAR - Society for Intercultural Education, Training & Research)

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PROGRAM

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  • Theory of Migratory Polygon®

  • The characters involved and their feelings

  • The basic characteristics of the migratory experience

  • Cultural shock: a concept beyond obsolete

  • Adaptation theories: interpersonal and intercultural variables

  • Parents adapting their children and vice versa

  • Sticking the bubble to enter: I have no friends, now what?

  • Relationship with the agency: ambivalent, demanding, moving

  • Country of origin x Country of destination - how people behave

  • Mental schema: culture is not what is outside, it is what is inside

  • Migration as changing yourself

  • More bridges, fewer barriers: the essence of cultural exchange

  • Risk and success factors in the Exchange

  • What if I want to go back?

  • Or, if you don't want to go back?

  • Host families, roomates and all these strange people: who are they?

  • Local coordinator, Principal, Counselor, Coach and the ombudsman class

  • A new country, this unknown friend

  • Distance communication between parents and children

  • Preparing to board the children

  • Preparing to leave the parents

  • The boyfriend (a) who stays - or goes in the suitcase?

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