Commit! Be prepared to let the foreign
become familiar.
Jessica Dragonetti '09
For an increasing number of students in
the College, a period of serious study abroad has become an essential
and valued part of their Chicago education. Every year these students
make their way to a variety of foreign cities-to Berlin, Oaxaca,
Bologna, Toledo, Athens, Cape Town, Kyoto, Paris, and others-there to
study at a local university, to perfect their knowledge of a language,
or to study a civilization at its center. Apart from the academic
component of these ventures, an extended period of time abroad offers a
cultural immersion, an opportunity to examine habits and attitudes
different from, sometimes inimical to, those at home. Participants in
Chicago's programs abroad accept challenges different from those on
campus. They return to Hyde Park with a larger view of the world, a
wider
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Joanna Becker '08
Rowing Down the Ganges (Varansi)
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sympathy for its peoples, and a stronger sense of themselves. We hope
you will use this web site, with its many links, to learn about
Chicago's programs and to begin planning a study abroad experience for
yourself.
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