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Study Abroad Program Review of AIFS: Sydney- Macquarie University

Submitted by Michelle (Physical Therapy,University of Hartford) on February 2nd, 2009

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Participation Year:

2008

Term:

Fall

If you enrolled at multiple foreign universities, please list them here:

University of South Pacific and Macquarie University

Academics Overall

**Overall educational experience:

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Course Title:

Illness and Healing

Course Department and Number:

ANTH 274

Language of Instruction:

English

Please comment on the course:

You need a prior knowledge of Anthropology. Aborignies are a major focus of the course. No participation in lectures, but a lot of participation in Tutorial. The whole class is Australian.

Please rate the course overall:

Did you have any credit transfer issues upon return to your home institution? If so, what would you suggest to other students?

No idea yet. Grades are not in yet.

Language Overall

**Comment:

N/A Australians speak English.

Host Country Program Administration Overall

**On-site administration of your program:

**Please explain the program's strengths and weaknesses:

Amy Ryan was amazing!!! The Stamford office was hard to sometimes reach.

Housing Overall

**Housing satisfaction:

**Comment:

Really nice and RAs put on some great programs.

Food Overall

**Food satisfaction:

**Comment:

I did all my own shopping or went out to eat. Don't eat on campus!!! People got food posioning.

Safety and Health Overall

**How well were health issues addressed through your program?

**Safety:

**Comment:

Sydney feels much safer than New York City. I did not get sick to where I needed to go to healthcare facilities.

Money Overall

**How easily were you able to live on a student's budget?

General Assessment Overall

**Words of wisdom:

Ask as many questions you can to people that have gone on the program or at least to the same University.

**Overall satisfaction with your study abroad experience:

**Was your study abroad experience worthwhile?

It was the best semester of my life. I learned alot about myself and my friends back home. I know who I can count on and I know which friends that I have made that I will keep in touch with. I now have a thrist for travel. I am already going to San Diego this Spring Break to meet up with a friend I made in Australia.

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