Keep a go bag packed with essential supplies in case you need to temporarily evacuate your location.

Before traveling abroad, research your destination to understand how your identities, attitudes, values, and outward appearance might be perceived in your host country and impact your experience.

Whether you practice a religion or not, it’s important to understand the laws and norms around religious expression that may impact your experience and to be respectful of your destination’s religious beliefs and customs

Racial and ethnic relations vary by culture. Before traveling abroad, research your destination to understand how your racial, ethnic, and national identities might be perceived in your host country and impact your experience.

Gender roles, social norms, and attitudes toward gender identity and expression vary by country, as do legal protections. Before traveling abroad, research your destination to understand how this may impact your experience.

Attitudes and perceptions about emotional, learning, mental, and physical disabilities and impairments vary by culture, along with accommodations and services. Before traveling abroad, research your destination to understand how disabilities and different abilities might impact your experience.