Stay in Touch
Keeping In Touch With IIT
It is important to keep in touch with IIT while overseas. All correspondence from the Study Abroad Office and the various IIT departments and offices will come to you via your IIT email account, so it is vital that you check this account regularly while abroad.
If you need to contact an office or person at IIT, the easiest way to find contact details is to use the IIT Phonebook.
Keeping In Touch With Home
Don’t forget that you’re going to be missed. Maintaining a blog while you’re abroad can be a great way to share your study abroad with family and friends (and avoid repetition...). It can also help you process your experiences and create a personal record for yourself once you return home. Suggested sites include Blogger, Facebook and Word Press.
You should also consider photo-sharing sites as a way to connect with family and friends. Suggested sites, in addition to the blog sites include, Shutterfly, Flickr, Picasa, and Snapfish.
or a more personal interaction, Skype is a highly-recommend way to stay in touch. The service is free and, dependent on Internet service and web-cam, you could have live video chats with folks at home.