GloBALIsm Past Review
By A student (Studio Art, Middlebury College) - abroad from 08/28/2014 to 12/10/2014 with
SIT Study Abroad: Indonesia - Arts, Religion, and Social Change
What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
new perspective, more self-direction and confidence
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 6 months+ |
Review Your Program
|
* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
|
|
* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
|
|
* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
|
| * Food: |
|
|
* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
|
|
* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
|
| * Safety: |
|
| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
|
Finances
|
* 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) |
|
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
Other Program Information
|
* Where did you live?
Select all that apply |
|
|
* Who did you live with?
Select all that apply |
|
|
* Who did you take classes with?
Select all that apply |
|
| About how many local friends did you make that you will likely keep in touch with? |
A Look Back
| * What did you like most about the program? |
|
| * What could be improved? |
|
| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | where we were going to stay and what the classes would be like |
Individual Course Reviews
| Course Name/Rating: |
Field Methods and Ethics |
| Course Department: | |
| Instructor: | Wayan Ariati |
| Instruction Language: | English and Indonesian |
| Comments: | challenging field based learning and written observations |
| Credit Transfer Issues: |
| Course Name/Rating: |
Thematic Seminar |
| Course Department: | |
| Instructor: | Wayan Ariati |
| Instruction Language: | English and Indonesian |
| Comments: | not challenging academically but very helpful in terms of learning about and immersing within the culture |
| Credit Transfer Issues: |
| Course Name/Rating: |
Bahasa Indonesia |
| Course Department: | |
| Instructor: | Wayan Ariati |
| Instruction Language: | Indonesian |
| Comments: | not a very rigorous language class but the tests and assignments were appropriate for the pace at which we were learning the language and using it with local people |
| Credit Transfer Issues: |
| Course Name/Rating: |
ISP |
| Course Department: | art |
| Instructor: | Jango Pramartha - Advisor |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | amazing experience during my independent study with my host family (who was also my advisor). lived and worked at a cartoon magazine and learned more about the country, its culture and my own artistic interests than i could have through any kind of academic environment. best part of my semester by far |
| Credit Transfer Issues: |
Featured Program Providers
