Namibia: Once-in-a-lifetime-experience and Eye Opening Past Review
By Katelyn S (Mechanical Engineering., Valparaiso University) for
CGEE: Windhoek - Nation-Building, Globalization, and Decolonizing the Mind
Yes it was worth it. It really helped me to grow up and look at the world from a different pair of eyes.
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 6 months+ |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
I loved hearing from different speakers in our classes. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
This program attracts people with similar majors. It would have been nice to have more variety. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
There was only two showers and one toilet for 16 girls. For most of the time we all lived in a house with 5 bedrooms but throughout the program we spent a week with three different families. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
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* Health Care:
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| * Safety: |
I felt very safe during this program. They really looked out for us. |
| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
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Finances
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* Money: How easily were you able to live on a student's budget?
(1 = not very easy/$200+ on food & personal expenses/week, 2.5 = $100/week, 5 = very easily/minimal cost) |
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| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Don't buy souviners right away. Wait until you find something that you really like or when you have had time to look at everything else. |
Language
| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | None |
| What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? | none- it was English |
Other Program Information
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