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Volunteering Abroad - Share Your Experience

Share your volunteer experience with other students!
Please feel free to include as much information as you'd like!

Name of Program:

Country you served in:

Length of Program:

1. Did the program meet your expectations? Yes   No

2. What were your expectations/pre-conceived notions before your service trip?

3. Were you surprised by anything on your service trip?

4. What were the two most challenging aspects of doing service abroad?

5. If you could give advice to another student going abroad for service, what are the top two things you would suggest?

6. Did you have the following components in your program?

Group Leader with you through the duration of the trip?Yes   No
International Insurance covered by program fee?Yes   No
Pre- Service orientation, either through group trainings or printed material?Yes   No
Follow up or Reflection material after your service?Yes   No
Did you receive class credit for your program work?Yes   No
Were you given information about how to contact your embassy or what to do in an emergency?Yes   No
Was Risk management training provided?Yes   No
Was there time and preparation for analysis/discussion /reflection on the country/culture/people in your program?Yes   No
Was there basic language training?Yes   No
Was there basic cultural etiquette trainingYes   No
Was there a clear idea of daily activitiesYes   No
Was there a clear idea of service goals for the trip?Yes   No
Was there a clear idea about the logistics before/during/after the trip?Yes   No
If you received class credit, was there a clear idea of academic goals for the trip?Yes   No

7. In 1-2 sentences could you sum up your overall experience?

8. What was the most rewarding part of the trip?