Science & Health Science Abroad tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2013:/swans155/scienceabroad//3902 2007-01-22T17:06:09Z Movable Type 4.31-en Follow Phoebe's Studies and Adventures in Ecuador tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2007:/swans155/scienceabroad//3902.64433 2007-01-19T20:52:56Z 2007-01-22T17:06:09Z Phoebe is going to be blogging from Ecuador. She is on the MSID Ecuador program. She's flying to Ecuador on January 22, and she plans to update her Blog regularly! Here's Phoebe's blog: http://phoebemilan.blogspot.com/ MSID Ecuador is a program that... Laura Conners Phoebe is going to be blogging from Ecuador. She is on the MSID Ecuador program. She's flying to Ecuador on January 22, and she plans to update her Blog regularly!

Here's Phoebe's blog: http://phoebemilan.blogspot.com/

MSID Ecuador is a program that many U of MN Student choose each year. If you'd like to find out more about the program, contact the Learning Abroad Center at http://www.umabroad.umn.edu/index.html

Thanks, Phoebe, for letting us post a link to your blog here! Looking forward to your updates!

]]> And you thought Spanish in the classroom was tough . . . tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2006:/swans155/scienceabroad//3902.57765 2006-10-27T14:08:34Z 2006-10-27T14:14:10Z Here's a picture we got from Tom, who went to Venezuela in summer 2006. He chose his program because it was an opportunity to meet the second language requirement. And he got some adventure to boot! He can now... Christine Swanson Canyoning just north of merida.JPG
Here's a picture we got from Tom, who went to Venezuela in summer 2006. He chose his program because it was an opportunity to meet the second language requirement. And he got some adventure to boot! He can now add Spanish language proficiencty to his resume, which should open up some opportunities if he continues to be interested in health care. Did you choose an international experience that was NOT directly related to your main academic or career interests? How did it work out for you?

]]> Biology lessons on the beach in Costa Rica tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2006:/swans155/scienceabroad//3902.50634 2006-08-15T18:00:12Z 2006-08-15T18:03:03Z Have you done science field work abroad? Science classes? Click on "comment" and tell us your story.... Christine Swanson Bio beach.png

Have you done science field work abroad? Science classes? Click on "comment" and tell us your story.

]]> Favorite Words I Used Abroad tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2006:/swans155/scienceabroad//3902.50615 2006-08-15T14:15:49Z 2006-08-30T23:18:23Z Were there words or expressions you used during your international experience that just don't have an English translation? Where were you? What language were you using? What was the word or phrase? What does it mean? Give an example of... Christine Swanson Were there words or expressions you used during your international experience that just don't have an English translation? Where were you? What language were you using? What was the word or phrase? What does it mean? Give an example of a situation where it's the only way to say what you mean.

]]> Christine Swanson with students in Cameroon 1999 tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2006:/swans155/scienceabroad//3902.50605 2006-08-15T13:52:57Z 2006-08-15T14:35:58Z I'm an adviser in the College of Liberal Arts. Here's a picture of me with some of my students at the University of Buea in Cameroon, West Africa. We were visiting a neighborhood elementary school in May 1999.... Christine Swanson New Picture.png

I'm an adviser in the College of Liberal Arts. Here's a picture of me with some of my students at the University of Buea in Cameroon, West Africa. We were visiting a neighborhood elementary school in May 1999.

]]> Getting and giving medical advice in Africa tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2006:/swans155/scienceabroad//3902.50573 2006-08-14T21:24:58Z 2007-01-11T15:36:46Z Did you work, volunteer or do an internship in health care abroad? Click on "Comment" and tell us about it. Where were you? What did you do? How does this experience fit into your long-term academic and professional plans?... Christine Swanson Doctors wo borders.jpg

Did you work, volunteer or do an internship in health care abroad? Click on "Comment" and tell us about it. Where were you? What did you do? How does this experience fit into your long-term academic and professional plans? Did you see health issues abroad that you would not expect to see in the United States? What were they? Where?

One can be a prolific reader of literature regarding healthcare disparities in developing countries, but once one touches this firsthand they can be profoundly moved. When confronted with a five-year-old villager whose teeth are so filled with cavities that he can barely eat, one cannot help but be moved, moved nearly to tears.
Click on "Comments" for more from Christi in Senegal

I had the opportunity to work on some research in Senegal in West Africa over the summer of 2006. I spent much of my time in Dakar, the capital city, but I also got to travel to some other parts of the country during my nine week stay. I was investigating public health services available to people living with HIV/AIDS and I was working with associations of people living with AIDS.
Click on Comments" for more from David in Senegal

]]> The logistics of returning tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2006:/swans155/scienceabroad//3902.50570 2006-08-14T21:14:18Z 2006-08-15T19:49:11Z Do you have questions about the logistics of coming back home? Reconnecting with your major department? Finding the right volunteer and internship opportunities? Job-hunting with an international flair? Building the experience abroad into your resume? What concerns have you had?... Christine Swanson Do you have questions about the logistics of coming back home? Reconnecting with your major department? Finding the right volunteer and internship opportunities? Job-hunting with an international flair? Building the experience abroad into your resume? What concerns have you had? If you have advice to offer . . . please do!

]]> Anecdotes, journal entries, letters from the field tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2006:/swans155/scienceabroad//3902.50566 2006-08-14T21:02:55Z 2006-08-15T19:49:47Z Do you have parts of letters or journal entries you'd like to share? Short essays? Recollections? We'd love to see them... Christine Swanson Do you have parts of letters or journal entries you'd like to share? Short essays? Recollections? We'd love to see them

]]> What was it like to come home? tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2006:/swans155/scienceabroad//3902.50565 2006-08-14T20:57:38Z 2006-08-14T21:01:53Z How did it feel to come back to your home, to your community, to your University? What was strange? What were you happy to get back again? How are you sharing your experience with others?... Christine Swanson How did it feel to come back to your home, to your community, to your University? What was strange? What were you happy to get back again? How are you sharing your experience with others?

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