Study Abroad

Parents! It's already time to think about my study abroad future. I have discussed this with Chelsea. We know what we want, and we're excited to work together.

Study Abroad at CC: http://www.coloradocollege.edu/international/study_abroad.asp


INDIA!
We want to spend a semester after sophomore year in India. Here's the lowdown.
Credit: equivalent of 4 units
Location: Pune, Maharashtra, India
University: Tilak Maharashta Vidyapeeth.

Housing: first few weeks of the program - hotel. After that - host family.
Program Cost: regular CC tuition plus $1900. cost information.
Date: Mid-July to early December.
Application due: March 1 of that year

The Indian subcontinent provides a rich and complex background for the study of a non-Western civilization. India Studies program participants live with Indian host families in Pune, a city that is at once both traditional and highly industrialized, offering students an excellent opportunity to observe the interaction of tradition and modernity that characterizes contemporary India.

Courses over there: sociology, political science, Indian philosophy, art and architecture, Marathi literature, Ayurveda medicine, philosophy. Required: Marathi (the major language of Maharashtra . . . one of India's 22 languages) and an independant study project.
Our project idea: Extent of community's problems with STDs/domestic issues, and formulating a simple, practical solution. We could work at a clinic/hospital.
You know what would be really bomb? Making a running club or teaching women Aikido.
Extracurriculars: traditional dance lessons! cool cool cool cool cool cool cool and other stuff; whatever.

CC's Program Description: here.
ACM (Associated Colleges of the Midwest) runs the program. Their Program Description: here.