Study Abroad

Scott Hammond, PhD Danny Damron, PhD Christopher Liechty

When people meet cultural difference, the classic responses are fight or flight, and neither has produced lasting good. This resource offers a third way: not your way, not my way, but a path built together. Students use the Peach and Coconut model and seven questions of culture to understand their own cultural preferences and see how others differ, exploring identity, truing, team, time, status, focus, and style. They then learn to build a third, intercultural culture that lets global teams work well together and puts difference to work. Applied to a study abroad experience, a learning opportunity, or a global business, these skills help students build deeper relationships and bridge cultural gaps in an increasingly global world.