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For those of you following this blog and wondering what happened to James, he’s in Berlin doing a semester abroad. Here’s a message from him: “I’m having a great time in Berlin. It’s an amazing city with so much history - I live only a block away from where the Berlin wall used to run along separating the entire city in half.” Here he is (right) with a giant propeller (or is it a sculpture?).
Studying abroad? Have cool photos like this one? We’d love to see them!
Oberlin Women's Lacrosse BLOG: Third-Year Simone Semester Abroad in India
My first blog post from India! There is so much to say, and so much that can’t be described in words. I’ve been living and attending school in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India for about 6 weeks now. So many things that at first seemed strange are a part of my daily routine, but there are also new…
oh-theirony asked:
Hi, I have two questions. First of all, I am curious how many foreign languages are offered at Oberlin. Second of all, I would like to know funding works for Winter Term if you go abroad or if you need to fly somewhere but don't necessarily have the money for that. Thanks so much!
Oberlin offers Chinese, French, German, Hebrew, Japanese, Italian, Russian, Spanish, and Ancient Greek (EDIT: also Latin, thanks cowboykiller!) taught by professors. There have been intensive language courses in Ancient Greek, French, Italian, Russian, and Korean (EDIT: Also German! Thanks myladyemily!) offered for winter term, taught by students and faculty in the past. There are also a handful of language ExCos taught each semester, which change with the student instructors, but I’ve seen Klingon, Korean, and Swedish (EDIT: and Lebanese! Thanks myladyemily!) in the past few years.
Relatedly, you may be interested in learning more about the Oberlin Center for Language and Culture, led by Professor Sebastiaan Faber.
When it come to funding for winter term, the only option I currently know of is a selection of winter term grants and more info on those can be found on the Office of Winter Term website. Getting in touch with/visiting their office should also provide you with more ideas and possibilities, too.
EDIT: The Office of Career Services has shared with us a few other funding options. Yay for them!
- The CIGSIE grants for conservatory students offered by Creativity and Leadership
- The 1835 Fund
- The Ann Marie Schaening ‘87 Memorial Fund
- The Bonner Center for Service and Learning
All these funding options are listed (with relevant apps) at the bottom of the intern preparedness part of the career services website.
- Ma’ayan Plaut ‘10, Social Media Coordinator
Today in Shipherd Lounge, Purvi Patel (Graduate Resident Director of Program Houses) and Daniel Tam-Claiborne (OC ‘09, Shansi Returned Fellow) spoke of their experiences studying in Afghanistan and China, respectively. Attendees ate pizza from Lorenzo’s and asked Purvi and Daniel questions about their experiences, including questions about culture shock and language barriers. The event was organized by Asia House RA Tania Mukherjee (‘14).
Professor David Walker ‘72 and a group of Oberlin-in-London students into the London Eye.
I am, therefore, determined to begin embracing a spirit of adventure and exploration and curiosity in order to find my way in this grand city in order to figure out why I have come here and what I want to have in my memories when I look back on these three months in the future.
Oberlin Story: Caitlin O'Neill '11
On study abroad: “Even though there were days when I missed my family and friends so much that it hurt, days when I thought that another rainy day would drive me up the wall, I would not trade my experience for the world.”
Oberlin Story: Cynthia Malasky '11
On working with IWP: “For two months, I have been in charge of the Oberlin region, working with two other student interns to teach English classes, serve as interpreters, and prepare for court cases for undocumented and contracted immigrant workers.”
Oberlin Story: Lauren Clark '11
On the integration of classics in her life: “I’ve found beauty and strength in recognizing temporality, which has brought me to understand translation across language and temporal boundaries as a positive and connective process.”
Anna In Rabat
Anna ‘11, learning four languages in a semester abroad in Morocco.
