Living routes program was a breath of fresh air Past Review
By Laina C (Environmental Studies., Macalester College) for
Study Abroad Programs in India
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 1 month - 6 months |
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
I would not call this program rigorously challenging academically, but you are pushed to grow in so many other ways. I really wanted a break from the kind of theory based academics I had experienced at Macalester. In the living routes program I got to combine my academic interests with actual practice and also talk about important topics in sustainability from a more human and emotional perspective, not just looking at the objective "facts", so to speak, but actually talking about how we feel about things. I think that many universities are too concerned with sterilizing our education of any subjectivity and so I found the living routes program to really be a breath of fresh air. |
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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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Other Program Information
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* Who did you live with?
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A Look Back
| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | If you are interested in spending a considerable amount of "class time" sitting on the floor in a circle talking about your feelings (and I do!) then this program is for you. If you want to experience living in community and learn about both environmental and personal (emotional, mental, spiritual) sustainability then |
