Description

Latitudes - Semester Overseas + Internship:
We've learned through experience that group travel followed by an independent volunteer placement forms a natural progression that leads to the maturation and personal development of the individual. Both experiences provide a full palette of physical, mental, social, spiritual and cultural challenges.

The first semester, with a group, creates a cooperative learning environment and teaches students the skills they need to both live as a part of a community and to travel safely.

The second semester, or individual volunteer placement, inevitably asks students to confront themselves, their own culture, and finally a foreign culture, independently though and with the tools they will have learned in their first group-semester.

Highlights

* Earn a full year's worth of college credit for your experience in two experiential semesters: 36 quarter-credits through Portland State University. FAFSA available.
* Two-day orientation focusing on internship selection, your college curriculum, and group dynamics held in Portland OR
* 12-week experiential group semester of language, service and cultural immersion.
* A three-month solo internship of your own choosing.
* Ongoing support from an Intern specialist to help align you with a great internship to match your desires
* Opportunity to travel through out various regions of the world for 3 months followed by a more focused in depth stay in one place for the next 3 months
* FAFSA and Federal Financial Aid available
* Group sizes no larger than 12 students and always two staff.

Degree Level

Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)

Qualifications

High school graduate, successful application and phone or in-person interview

Intern Types

Languages

• Chinese
• Dutch
• English
• Greek
• Hebrew
• Hindi
• Hungarian
• Italian
• Japanese
• Korean
• Portuguese
• Quechua
• Russian
• Spanish
• Swahili
• Afrikaans
• Arabic
• Bengali
• Cantonese
• French
• German
• Indonesian
• Malaysian
• Nepali
• Sanskrit
• Tagalog
• Tamil
• Thai
• Tibetan
• Turkish
• Twi
• Urdu
• Vietnamese

Subject Areas

Cost in US$:

USD 17,900

Program Fees Include:

* 36 Credits through Portland State University
* 3 month group semester abroad. Room, board, stipend
* 3 month solo internship, Room, board, stipend
* 3 day orientation (room, board, stipend) in Portland OR before group semester.
* 1 on 1 ongoing work with Latitudes Specialist / internship expert during all 8 months

Forging relationships with a group of peers and the local community you live and work in :)

Experience Required

no

This Program is open to

American, Asian, Australian, Canadian, European, Kiwi, South African and Worldwide Participants.

Typical Living Arrangements

• Apartment/Flat
• Dormitory
• Group living
• Guest House
• Home-stays
• Independent living
• Other

Participants Travel

Independently or in Groups

Typically Participants Work

in Groups of 8-12

Application Process Involves

• Essay
• Phone/Video Interview
• Written Application

Typically The Application Process Time is

2 business days

Post Services Include

• Alumni Network
• Exit Debriefing Abroad
• Job and Internship Network

Carpe Diem Education's Mission Statement

Inspiring growth and transformation through experiential education, community, and intercultural exchange.

Year Founded

1997