{"id":2846,"date":"2020-08-12T07:26:54","date_gmt":"2020-08-12T12:26:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/internationalstudents\/?page_id=2846"},"modified":"2025-10-16T07:28:21","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T12:28:21","slug":"resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/internationalstudents\/current-students\/resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-modular-content-collection><p><!-- begin-migrated-from-panel-builder --><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__title panel panel-title site-section__bg--u-cc-purple\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"title\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n<section class=\" site-panel__title--wrapper site-panel__title--has-img\">\n\n\t\t\t<div role=\"img\" aria-label=\"International Night2\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/internationalstudents\/files\/2020\/07\/International-Night2-1440x350.jpg');\" loading=\"lazy\"  class=\"site-panel__title--background-image lazyload\"><\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"site-panel__title--inner l-wrapper\">\n\t\t<h1 class=\"page__title h1\">Maintaining Balance<\/h1>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__tabs panel panel-tabs site-section__bg--normal\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"tabs\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner\" data-js=\"tabs\">\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"site-panel__tablist\" data-js=\"tab-list\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"site-panel__tab-item\" role=\"presentation\" data-js=\"tab-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"site-panel__tab-btn 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data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/internationalstudents\/current-students\/resources\/user-group-256\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/internationalstudents\/files\/2020\/08\/User-Group-256.png\" data-orig-size=\"256,256\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"User-Group-256\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/internationalstudents\/files\/2020\/08\/User-Group-256.png\" class=\" wp-image-3188 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/internationalstudents\/files\/2020\/08\/User-Group-256.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"163\" height=\"163\" \/><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Cultural Adjustment<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Studying abroad can bring a lot of challenges, one of which is adjusting to a completely new environment and learning in an educational system that is unlike one that you are used to. Culture shock is a part of being in the US and it is important that you know what to expect and are prepared to recognize and deal with symptoms that are related.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Signs of culture shock<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Isolation\/frustration<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anxiety<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sleeping too much or not sleeping at all<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Excessive homesickness: it is normal to miss home, but if it is all you can think about then you might have culture shock<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Resentment towards your new environment due to discomfort<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dependence on other students from your country. Having a support circle is important, however if your time is spent exclusively with students from your home country, you might be experiencing culture shock.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Overwhelming and stressful job<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reluctance to speak English<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Coping with culture shock:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keep your perspective<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keep an open mind and accept parts of the new culture<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Share your feelings. You are not alone.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay positive!<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Talk with your International Student Counselor<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Communicate<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Make new friends that can help you through college<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Take care of yourself:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Like all rewarding experiences, studying away from home sometimes difficult. Staying healthy and dealing with your stress will help to make your time abroad more fun. Use these tips to make your days easier:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Relax with a hobby.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keeping a journal will help keep things organized.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Talk often with your employer if you have a job.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Talk with other students. You can support and encourage each other.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Get plenty of sleep, lack of sleep can cause frustration and sickness<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay healthy &#8211; can reduce homesickness<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Take vitamins<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plan trips to explore the US<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .site-grid, .site-grid__wrapper -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .site-section__content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!--.site-section__inner -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .site-section -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"site-panel__tab-content-2\" class=\"site-panel__tab-content  \" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"panel panel-child panel--type-wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section site-panel__wysiwyg panel panel-wysiwyg site-section__bg--default\" data-depth=\"1\" data-js-panel=\"wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__content \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__wrapper site-grid__wrapper-stagger\" data-depth=\"0\" data-name=\"columns\" data-livetext>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content  site-section \" data-depth=\"0\" data-index=\"0\" data-autop=\"true\" data-name=\"column_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Health<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3167\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/internationalstudents\/current-students\/resources\/hospital-256\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/internationalstudents\/files\/2020\/08\/Hospital-256.png\" data-orig-size=\"256,256\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Hospital-256\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/internationalstudents\/files\/2020\/08\/Hospital-256.png\" class=\" wp-image-3167 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/internationalstudents\/files\/2020\/08\/Hospital-256.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"119\" \/><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>The college campus has a number of resources available for all students to use that is centered around their mental and physical health.<\/p>\n<p>Navigating the US healthcare system can be quite difficult and it takes quite some time for students to get used to. There is a larger section about health insurance within the legal and money section of the international student website that you can refer to.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/wellness\/\">Wellness Center:<\/a><br \/>\nIt is a student led organization that is run for students with an extraordinary amount of resources available to students as well as a great number of information about staying fit and well on campus. It includes information on the use of alcohol, mental wellness, a video library to summer wellness and what bugs to watch out for in Minnesota as well as many other resources. It is definitely worth looking into especially when you\u2019re feeling stressed.<\/p>\n<h5>Mental Health<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/counseling-center\/\">Counseling Center:<\/a> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3170\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/internationalstudents\/current-students\/resources\/user-login-256-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/internationalstudents\/files\/2020\/08\/User-Login-256-1.png\" data-orig-size=\"256,256\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"User-Login-256 (1)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/internationalstudents\/files\/2020\/08\/User-Login-256-1.png\" class=\" wp-image-3170 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/internationalstudents\/files\/2020\/08\/User-Login-256-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You can make an appointment with a counselor so that you can talk through your troubles with a professional.<\/li>\n<li>The counseling center web page has a list of resources for students :<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/counseling-center\/index-2\/mentalhealth\/\">link<\/a><\/li>\n<li>It is highly recommended that you explore the website to find out what works best for you<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Additionally, the wellness center has a separate page for mental wellness. It is definitely worth looking into:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/wellness\/mental-wellness\/\">link<\/a><\/p>\n<h5>Physical Health <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3129 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/internationalstudents\/files\/2020\/07\/heart-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"135\" height=\"134\" \/><\/h5>\n<p>The college has a number of initiatives to help keep you physically healthy including club sports, recreational activities such as intramural sports and a gym facility that can be used by the students.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3183\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/internationalstudents\/current-students\/legal-and-financial-aid\/heart-256\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/internationalstudents\/files\/2020\/08\/Heart-256.png\" data-orig-size=\"256,256\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Heart-256\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/internationalstudents\/files\/2020\/08\/Heart-256.png\" class=\"wp-image-3183 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/internationalstudents\/files\/2020\/08\/Heart-256.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"147\" height=\"146\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To check out the main website for the recreation office, please go <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/recreation\/\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/intramurals\/\">Intramural<\/a> sports are a great way to get to know a group of people and develop friendships with them as it is not very competitive but it brings people together with a common goal.<\/li>\n<li>Joining a <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/clubsports\/\">club sport<\/a> can help you stay fit and develop your skills in an activity that you could continue to do after college. Check out what sports are available, or you can start your own club if you already have something that you are passionate about.<\/li>\n<li>You can see what kinds of indoor facilities there are <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/recreation\/open-recreation\/\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>There is an <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/recreation\/tostrud-climbing-wall\/\">indoor climbing wall<\/a> that students can use.<\/li>\n<li>St. Olaf offers equipment and guidance for outdoor recreation such as camping and winter sports. Check out the full list on the <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/recreation\/outdoor-recreation-storp\/\">STORP<\/a> page.<\/li>\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/wellness\/physical-health\/\">wellness center<\/a> offers tips and guidance on how to stay healthy in Minnesota. The longer and colder winters do have an impact on your well being, therefore it is key that students understand the ways in which they can combat the effects.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .site-grid, .site-grid__wrapper -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .site-section__content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!--.site-section__inner -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .site-section -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"site-panel__tab-content-3\" class=\"site-panel__tab-content  \" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"panel panel-child panel--type-wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section site-panel__wysiwyg panel panel-wysiwyg site-section__bg--default\" data-depth=\"1\" data-js-panel=\"wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__content \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__wrapper site-grid__wrapper-stagger\" data-depth=\"0\" data-name=\"columns\" data-livetext>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content  site-section \" data-depth=\"0\" data-index=\"0\" data-autop=\"true\" data-name=\"column_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3189\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/internationalstudents\/current-students\/resources\/calendar-date-04-256\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/internationalstudents\/files\/2020\/08\/Calendar-Date-04-256.png\" data-orig-size=\"256,256\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Calendar-Date-04-256\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/internationalstudents\/files\/2020\/08\/Calendar-Date-04-256.png\" class=\" wp-image-3189 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/internationalstudents\/files\/2020\/08\/Calendar-Date-04-256.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"138\" height=\"138\" \/><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Programs and Initiatives<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>The Taylor Center for Equity and Inclusion is a hub for international students. There is a lounge where students can get together for fun as well as to hold meetings. The center holds events and provides resources for students centered around your experience at St. Olaf. You can always stop by to grab a cup of tea or coffee if you don\u2019t have too much time.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Cultural celebrations <\/strong>are a key part of an international students experience. They are often centered around a performance where students can showcase their talents and parts of their culture, often in a variety show style.<\/li>\n<li><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/taylorcenter\/taylor-center-programs-2\/\"><strong>Taylor Center Services and Programs<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0to help students integrate and navigate better at college.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Connect For Success Scholars: <\/strong>Orientation program geared for First- Year students which pairs up students with an upperclassman to help freshmen navigate college.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Taylor Center Residential Living Communities (RLC&#8217;s)<\/strong>: Housing option made up of students committed to hold events for the campus community to foster a welcome and inclusive community.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/taylorcenter\/tc-coffee-hour\/\"><strong>Coffee Hour<\/strong><\/a><strong>:<\/strong> a small group conversation program space where students can discuss current issues that impact the lives of Oles.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Taylor Center Senior Days Social: <\/strong>Celebratory and social event at the end of the academic year to celebrate senior<\/li>\n<li><strong>Taylor Center Lounge: <\/strong>A social space to make social connections, foster intercultural understanding and support leadership development.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .site-grid, .site-grid__wrapper -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .site-section__content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!--.site-section__inner -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .site-section -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<p><!-- end-migrated-from-panel-builder --><\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3798,"featured_media":0,"parent":2838,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2846","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2846","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3798"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2846"}],"version-history":[{"count":45,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2846\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4096,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2846\/revisions\/4096"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2838"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2846"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}