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Finding an Exchange Program
Looking for an experience that will help you reach personal goals, challenge your ideas about the world, ignite your independence or offer unique opportunities to teach, assist, or research with others from different cultures in your field? Then an international exchange experience may be right for you.
Some exchange opportunities are best determined by the country of destination due to the language spoken or your choice of accessibility; others by the type of program such as volunteering or researching or studying abroad; and others by the length of time of the program due to funding or your availability; whereas other choices may depend on a combination of two or more of these attributes. The following considerations may assist you in deciding what type of exchange program best fits your needs:
CHOOSING A COUNTRY
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- To determine a country, you need to decide if you want....?
- A place where the local people speak the same language as you do or a place where they speak a different language
- A place where the culture/food is similar to yours or to one which is different from yours
- A place where disability access is good and attitudes are progressive or a place where the experience of being there is more preferential than your independence or use of adaptive equipment
- A country where programs that interest you are established (i.e. art programs of Italy, language programs of Mexico, the eco-tourism in New Zealand, AIDS/HIV prevention in Africa, etc.) or one where you are developing your own program
- A country where the climate is similar to where you currently live or one that is different and one where you are willing or medically able to adjust to a different climate
CHOOSING A PROGRAM TYPE
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Cultural/Language
Educational
Volunteer
Work Experience or Professional Development
CHOOSING A PROGRAM BASED ON LENGTH OF TIME
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If you want to be abroad for:
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