Living Abroad

Below are some helpful links for information while you are living abroad:

Travel Information

Find your nearest embassy here
Find currency conversions here
Time Zone Map

Travel Advisory Information:

Center for Disease Control
State Department Information- search by country you'll be staying in, for travel and safety information

Voting from Abroad

Click here to learn about casting your absentee ballot while abroad.

Announcements

2025 CLS Program Application Now Open!: The Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program is an intensive overseas language and cultural immersion program for American undergraduate and graduate students enrolled at U.S. colleges and universities. Students spend eight to ten weeks over the summer studying one of a dozen critical languages: Arabic, Chinese, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, Swahili, Turkish, and Urdu. The program provides intensive language instruction and structured cultural activities designed to promote rapid language gains. Apply now for CLS 2025!

Off-Campus Programs in Israel, the West Bank, and Lebanon: The U.S. Department of State has issued a Level 4-Do not Travel advisory for Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza, and Lebanon. Reed College's off-campus programs in these countries have been canceled for this academic year. Students considering off-campus programs in Egypt must contact the Director of International Programs.