ABSTRACT
Students on international placements are themselves away from home. When based in social work settings, they can be called upon to work with others such as asylum seekers who also experience the loss of their usual networks and families. In reflecting upon my work with this client group, I begin to draw parallels between their coping strategies and experiences of being in unfamiliar territory and my own. In doing so, I have been able to make comparisons that have highlighted similarities and differences between us.
