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A Meredith Semester in Sansepoicro, Itaiy For the same cost as a semester on campus! For fifteen years during the summers, Meredith students have been traveling to Sansepoicro—a small, charming Tuscan town nestled in the Tiber valley. This ancient city, founded-according to tradition-in 1000 AD, possesses a distinctive Italian character that is ever harder to find among the parts of Florence, Rome, or Venice that most tourists frequent. The beautiful and historic Palazzo Alberti is home to Meredith Abroad in Italy. This i6th century palace has been renovated to accom modate Meredith student and faculty as well as our academic program. Within the Sansepoicro walls, stu dents experience authentic, rural Italian life while short, independent travel breaks give students the chance to explore cities like Rome and Venice, or to venture south in search of sun, while honing important travel skills. During the fall and spring terms of the 2009-2010 academic year, Sansepoicro hosted its first semester-long Meredith travelers, making our inaugural year in Italy a wondrous and rewarding one! Perfect for both first-time and well-seasoned travelers, opportunities for learning abound on this magical, Tuscan study abroadjourney. Summer Reading: Half the Sky Photo courtesy of Meredith Study Abroad Department Overview of Fall 2010 * ENG 940: Justice and Liberty Sansepoicro Curriculum * EDU 234: Educational Psychology Courses offered EVERY SEMESTER: * Italian language (6 credits) - no pre vious experience in Italian necessary * Italy Today (3 credits - fulfills the social/behavioral science or cultural elec tive) * Learn to Travel/Travel to Learn (1 credit) Further, students can earn up to 6 hours of elective credit by choosing two addi tional 3-credit courses, which can count towards general education/ and/or ma- jor/minor requirements. ELECTIVES offered in Fall 2010 semes ter: * ART 323: Special Topics in Art His tory * ART 206: Color Theory * ENG 200: Texts and Contexts Please check with the Office of Interna tional Programs for elective courses that will be offered in future semesters. The Sansepoicro Curriculum also in cludes an experiential learning/service learning component, and upon success ful completion of the program students earn credit for Global Perspectives. Stop by the Office of International Programs in 124 Joyner Hall to learn more about the study abroad op portunities that await you! It’s never too early to start planning for the adventure of a lifetime! http://meredith.edu/abroad/italy studyabroad@meredith.edu (919) 760-2307 A Publisher’s Weekly critic raves that Half the Sky authors Kristof and WuDunn “make a brilliantly argued case for investing in the health and autonomy of women worldwide” (as found on the book’s Amazon page), and reading the book only affirms this point. Opening with the Chinese proverb, “Women hold up half the sky,” the novel of that name is an impassioned plea for help in this jPulitzer-Prize-winning couple's journey to expose and resolve the oppression of women around the world. If you haven't bought the book yet, it is available in the campus .bookstore and local .stores. Be sure to finish by mid-September, as the author (Kristol) will be visiting campus to speak on September 20. Advice for Incoming International Students Kagure Wamunya You never miss the water till the well runs dry. This is a popular saying that becomes a reality to an in ternational student traveling overseas to college. The first realization that you are not in your usual surrounding comes from looking back to the life you just left. The things you had taken for granted or the parents and friends that you had thought were always on your neck are no longer in sight. Be ing homesick becomes the new cloud in your life, then on top of that, there’s the culture shock. The first tip in assimilating to college is to accept where you are. Be open to the new environment and don’t spend time endlessly comparing it to home. (It’ll never stack up.) Remember that “life is about the journey, not the destination”. Make Meredith your new home. Join clubs on campus and partici pate in the many campus activities. There is the Meredith International Associa tion (MIA) to,meet fellow international students who are going through the same thing that you are. Do not be afraid to make new friends. Everyone is new in college, so everyone is going through some form of change. Say hello to people on your hall and tell them something about yourself. Keep in touch with people at home by joining global social network ing websites, such as Facebook, Skype, or Google talk. It is an easy (and free!) way to stay in touch with people over seas, and video calls make you feel like you are still with your parents and loved ones. You can also buy calling cards at most convenience stores to call home on school phones. But be careful about the often high prices! Be aware of some differences between here and home. You may come from a country that uses a different calendar system. Ask for help with the new calendar. Remember there is a time difference between NC and home. Don’t be too offended when you find that things are being done differently to what you are used to, seek to under stand why its done that way here. It is part of learning a new culture. And finally, never be ashamed or sorry of where you come from. It is the dif ferences that make the world what it is. Tell people about your country, be proud of your heritage, and do not forget who you truly are.
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