Why some St. Cloud students can't go home again

Nicole Pazdernik, director of St. Cloud State's education abroad program, tells the University Chronicle student paper what some students face at home after studying in another country:

“Students who have gone on this program might have this intense experience that their friends and family members may not be able to identify with [their experience]. ... They may not fit into place [when they return home], and they may have to re-establish their place."

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