Abroad101: Study Abroad Reviews

I'd definitely do it again! Past Review

By (Environmental Studies, Middlebury College) - abroad from 01/23/2015 to 05/07/2015 with

SIT Study Abroad: Tanzania - Wildlife Conservation and Political Ecology

What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
Language Skill Exposure to different ways of life and lifestyles

Personal Information

How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? 2 weeks - 1 month

Review Your Program

* Overall educational experience

Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc.

* Host Country Program Administration

On-site administration of your program

Sometimes it was pretty disorganized.

* 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)

I spent only 100-200 dollars of my own money during the program. SIT supplies you with a stipend for living expenses.

Language

* Did your program have a foreign language component? Yes
How much did the program encourage you to use the language?

0 = No encouragement, 5 = frequent encouragement to use the language

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? Intermediate
What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? I took a 4 week beginner course in swahili.
How many hours per day did you use the language?

Other Program Information

* Where did you live?

Select all that apply

  • Other
  • Host Family
  • Hotel
* Who did you live with?

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  • Americans
  • Host Family
* Who did you take classes with?

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  • Americans
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?
  • Environment
  • People
  • Fellow Students
* What could be improved?
  • Communication within the program
* What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? I like discovering things there. Some other students thought we would be doing backpacking...we weren't.

Reasons For Studying Abroad

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The Avid Adventurer
The wardrobe you packed was better suited for a semester of camping than club hopping. Outdoorsy, you might forgo a crazy night out for an early all-day adventure. You'd rather take in the rich culture of an old town than the metropolis of a modern city, but for you getting off the grid is ideal.

Individual Course Reviews

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Wildlife Conservation and Political Ecology
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Instruction Language: English
Comments: All the classes were integrated into each other so that evaluating them individually is near to impossible
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Intermediate Swahili
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Instruction Language: Swahili
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Environmental Research Methods and Ethics
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Independant Study Project
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