Field Notes (Blog)
Posts from August 2012
Noted on August 28, 2012 | By IE3 Student in
Written by Hannah Carey: University of Oregon student and IE3 scholarship recipient interning with Child Family Health International: Pre-Med Rotations in South Africa during Spring term, 2012.
It was challenging to leave South Africa after bonding so closely with my host family in Durban and finding such fulfillment in my clinical experience. Perhaps if I had been eased into the comforts of American living, I would not have felt like I was a stranger looking into the lifestyle of some…
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Noted on August 23, 2012 | By Scott W. in
Motivated students can take advantage of a $500 grant if they submit their IE3 applications by the deadline: November 15th for Spring term. UPDATE: the Winter term deadline has been extended to October 1st for all Australia sites! Deadlines may differ by university. Programs are also eligible for Financial Aid.
AUSTRALIA
You could spend the Winter in Summer! Gain international experience on a beautiful and exciting continent, doing something you love, while earning academic credits through your home campus.
For details about these internships, read their full position descriptions:
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Noted on August 21, 2012 | By Giustina Pelosi in
Written by Ryan O’Neal: Oregon State University student and IE3 scholarship recipient interning with Child Family Health International: Pre-Med Rotations in South Africa during Spring term, 2012.
The chance to spend 10 weeks in South Africa studying and learning medicine from brilliant people was the initial spark that led me to the IE3/CFHI internship. However, I soon learned that I would also be delving deep into the roots of South Africa not just spending my time learning on this medical internship. Everywhere in this…
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Noted on August 14, 2012 | By IE3 Student in
Written by Elizabeth Ragan: Oregon State University student and IE3 scholarship recipient interning with PROMETRA in Uganda this summer.
Seven weeks in rural Uganda. It feels like I’ve just arrived, but at the same time I can feel a different rhythm beating inside of me. Village life in Africa is completely different from anything I’ve ever known or experienced, but there’s something invigorating about it. Fetching water, collecting firewood, planting, harvesting, peeling cassava, moving the livestock, living with a local traditional healer, walking to the village trading center,…
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Noted on August 7, 2012 | By IE3 Student in
Written by Diana Cardona: Oregon State University - Cascades student and IE3 scholarship recipient interning with Community Center in Argentina this summer.
I can say that my experience here in Argentina has been quite impactful on my life. I have been here 5 weeks already and there are so many things I have learned and so many things that have influenced how I view other cultures. Like any other experience, I have had ups and downs, Argentina was no different. I pictured Argentina as similar to Mexico…
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