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Join the CIA, KGB (or both) or similar organization. You'll go tar. Then quit when overseas.
Identify individuals or institutions who are now involved internationally. See how they did it and

imitate. Become associated with them. (Consider the remora fish paradigm for symbiotically associating
with SHARKS.)

Link up with available seed money sources which actively promote international work. For example, the
Title XII program, BIFAD, earmarks funds for program development specifically for U.S. land grant colleges
to assist food and nutrition progress in Third World countries.

Use networking to reach overseas contacts. Important leads can be found often through referrals from
colleagues. It is widely held that with three phone calls (at the most, five), an individual can reach anyone
else in the world. One person, experimenting with the concept, reached Queen Elizabeth in five calls.

Use contacts through relatives. If Uncle Harry has an international contract, go to work for Uncle Harry.

Learn a foreign language or polish up the one you studied back in high school. The effort involved will
make certain that you go to the country where it can be used. The cultural insights alone will make the
effort pay off.

Review literature from overseas in a professional journal. For example, the Educational Communication and
Technology Journal (AECT's research journal) now has a section reviewing related international periodicals.

Respond to inquiries about your program from overseas. Take the extra effort to maintain a mailing, list,
and keep people informed via newsletters and the like.

Combine pleasure travel with work opportunities. For example, if you vacation in Mexico, stop by the
local university and meet colleagues.

Work through church groups and service organizations. Make certain your motives are somewhere close to
those of the sponsoring, organization.

Expect serendipity. Amazing things happen linking one contact to another. There are many opportunities
which you make and which just come along. Have a suitcase packed. BON VOYAGE and BONNE
CHANCE.

]. Nick Eastmond
Utah State University

For further information, contact the author at Utah State University, Department of Instructional Technology,
College of Education, UMC 30, Logan, Utah 84322.

 

Suanne D. Roueche, Editer
March 27, 1985, Vol Vil, No. 9

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