STUDY ABROAD IN GHANA, YOU WILL NEVER WANT TO LEAVE! Past Review
By SEKINAT L (Community Health and Preventive Medicine., Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville) for
Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville (SIUE): Accra - Health Ed Internship Program in Ghana
I GAINED MORE KNOWLEGE ABOUT MY MAJOR. I ALSO LEARNED A LITTLE BIT OF THE LOCAL LANGUAGE. I AM GLAD I DID NOT LET THIS OPPORTUNITY PASS ME BY
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 6 months+ |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
I HAD A GREAT ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE! I FINALLY GOT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT A HEALTH EDUCATION DOES AND GOT HANDS ON TRAINING WHILE ON THE CAREER FIELD |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
THE PROGRAMS STRENGTH INCLUDED; SEVERE ORGANZATION, LOTS OF EXCURSION AND TOURISM, EXCELLENT WORKPLACE, WONDERFUL PEOPLE. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
HOUSING ARRANGEMENT WAS EXCELLENT. WE HAD OUR OWN BATHROOM, KITCHEN, TV AND EVERYTHING WAS AT OUR DISPOSAL. |
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WE HAD BOTH AMERICAN FOOD AND GHANAIAN FOOD AVAILABLE TO US. SO IF ANYONE FELT LIKE EATING PIZZA, BURGERS AND FRIES EVERYDAY, IT WAS THERE. AND IF YOU FELT LIKE TRYING ANY OF THEIR GREAT LOCAL FOODS,IT WAS READILY AVAILABLE LIKEWISE. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
I MET ALOT OF PEOPLE FROM NIGERIA, CHINA, JAPAN, EUROPE, JAMAICA AND ALL OVER THE WORLD WHILE I WAS IN GHANA. THE FIELD TRIPS WERE EXCELLENT AND WE GOT TO SEE MORE THAN INDIGENS OF THE COUNTRY PROBABLY HAD SEEN. WE WENT TO A DIFFERENT PLACE EVERY WEEKEND! |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
THE INSTRUCTOR WAS ALWAYS AVAILABLE TO CATER OUR NEEDS. EVEN HEALTH ISSUES, OR JUST RANDOM QUESTIONS. I WAS HIGHLY SATISFIED! |
| 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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Language
| If applicable, to what degree did your living situation aid your language acquisition? |
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Other Program Information
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* Where did you live?
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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? | ANY HEALTH RELATED MAJORS |
