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Adhana T
Mills College, Oakland, Estados Unidos
Arte, Grado, Independiente
Alojamiento
Tipo de alojamiento: also provided stipends for independent housing
Organizado por: Universidad de intercambio
Si volviera, eligiría: En una familia
¿Por qué?
The homestay is not optional in the program, but it is only required for 6 weeks of the semester. SIT is an experiential learning program. So we were accomodated based on what/where we were studying. We went to the national park cabins, we stayed in a hostel for a few days, we camped when we went on outdoor expeditions.
I think that the homestay was most valuable because I got to practice the native language (Shona) and learn about family/daily living. Living my family helped me to understand their perspectives and their culture because the family is the basic unit in society where culture is taught. People learn how to act from their family. Living with my family helped me to integrate much faster than when I didn't have a family to bond with while travelling.
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Comentario personal
Accomodation is comfortable. In the family situations, we had our own beds and often our own bedrooms. When we were camping, we had tents and sleeping bags, food and fire. The national park cabins were designed for international European tourists so they were nice. SIT did not put us in any accomodations that were uncomfortable, cramped, or unsanitary. They do what they can to ensure our comfort to a reasonable extent.
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Adhana T
Mills College, Oakland, Estados Unidos
Arte, Grado, Independiente
Vida estudiantil
Cómo es la ciudad de destino:
Los estudiantes se relacionan con la comunidad local sin implicación en la universidad
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Viajar: Principalmente en la universidad y/o entre estudiantes
Vida nocturna, Actividades: Tanto en el entorno universitario como fuera
Experiencia de vida social
Comentario personal
There's a cafe on Samora Machel right down the street from the school where we used to stop off for a quick bite. But I usually ate at home because my family was so cool that I wanted to get to know them better.
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Adhana T
Mills College, Oakland, Estados Unidos
Arte, Grado, Independiente
Valoración global
Si lo hubiera sabido...
I wish that I knew how to handle being an extreme object of interest (commodity even) because of my American nationality. I didn't know how to handle that, but I managed.
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En mi opinión:
A la mayoría les gustó.
Factores imporantes para mi elección
(1) Sin importancia – (4) Muy importante
Recomendación personal
I highly reccommend SIT for people who want to step outside of their own personal experience to understand a different way of living. It's for the adventurous and those who would like to believe in their courageousness. I was able to write, choreograph and produce my own dance performance for my independent study project and I learned a lot about my strengths and my areas for improvement. I faced many of my fears on a daily basis.
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Durante mi experiencia en el extranjero...
(1) Nunca – (4) Mucho
Me familiaricé con otra cultura
Conocí gente de otros países
Me lo pasé bien de fiesta
Avancé en mis estudios y mi carrera
Comentarios finales
It's a pod program where the school brings 12-40 students to a country and schedules the full seminar with guest lecturers and independent projects. My program had 12 students, two young (early twenties) language instructors and two middle aged academic directors. Like any situation it was important to use these support people as resources to find what you like. We had lots of fun and interesting things built into our schedule and lots of independent time as well. Personally, I most enjoyeds spending time with my new family and I spent some time bonding with those in the program.
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Adhana T
Mills College, Oakland, Estados Unidos
Arte, Grado, Independiente
Estudios
Recomendaciones de cursos
The classes are all required, so take them. Study hard because the Academic Directors are personally invested in your success. Seek help from your family on your Shona homework.
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Mi experiencia académica
Interacción con profesores
Interacción con estudiantes internacionales
Interacción con estudiantes locales
Comentario personal
This was an Arts and Social Change Seminar, but the seminar was more about history and contemporary culture seminar. Although history and contemporary culture are the foundation of arts and social change, the seminar could be reevaluated to make the theme more central and less marginal.
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Mi opinión de los sistemas de evaluación
Exámenes a final de curso
Exámenes a lo largo del curso
Trabajos y proyectos al final del curso
Trabajos y proyectos a lo largo del curso

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Adhana T
Mills College, Oakland, Estados Unidos
Arte, Grado, Independiente
Idiomas
Langue d: Inglés
El idioma local fue: Different than language of instruction
¿Fue aprender Inglés fue un factor importante de elección?
No, no lo fue.
¿Fue aprender el idioma local fue un factor importante de elección?
Sí, quería mejorar mi el idioma local
¿Cuánto mejoraste tu el idioma local?
Mi nivel antes: No lo hablaba
Mi nivel después: Conversación general fluida
Comentario personal
The language instruction was excellent. We learned "Survival Shona": situational language phrases based on what students encountered in their daily intereactions. Our teachers at times catered our lessons and exams to our immediate questions and problems we had in our daily communications
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Adhana T
Mills College, Oakland, Estados Unidos
Arte, Grado, Independiente
Gastos
Fuente de financiación principal:
Beca oficial
Otras fuentes de financiación:
Familia<br>
Ahorro personal<br>
Beca privada
Oportunidades de trabajo:
No intenté trabajar
Costumbres personales de gasto
We took advantage of the depressed economy in Zimbabwe. The exchange rate of the US Dollar to the Zimbabwean Dollar was 1:50 at the time I was there (Fall 2000). Now it's 1:100 and things like hostel rooms were going from 700 Zimbabwean dollars per week.
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Teléfono, Comida, Vida nocturna, General, Alojamiento, Viajar:
Más caro que en casa.
Disponibilidad de material estudiantil
Comentario personal
Use your stipends wisely and you can come away with lots of souveneirs!
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