exposure to south Asian lifestyle/culture made me a better person. Past Review
By A student (Middlebury College) - abroad from 01/23/2016 to 05/09/2016 with
SIT Study Abroad: Nepal - Tibetan and Himalayan Peoples
What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
I learned an understanding of sepals/SA culture that will allow me to travel/work there in the future.
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Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 2 weeks - 1 month |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
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| 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? | Go to local restaurants out of the tourist/western looking areas. |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
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How much did the program encourage you to use the language?
0 = No encouragement, 5 = frequent encouragement to use the language |
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| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | None |
| How would you rate your language skills at the end of the program? | Beginner |
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Other Program Information
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A Look Back
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | All it takes to go somewhere is a whim, and you can make it happen. |
Individual Course Reviews
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Religious Change |
| Course Department: | Religion/Politics |
| Instructor: | Isabelle Onains |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | The opportunities for fieldwork at/exposure to local religious sites were abundant and well orchestrated, the lectures were mind expanding, the assignments engaging and challenging, the expectations of us hgj, the feed back on essays individual and detailed--in short, a high quality class all around. |
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