<p>Amith1, I just came back from Chile yesterday visiting extended family. This is my 7th visit since the 70's and I can honestly say that no one has ever thrown anything at me (!!) or disrespected me in any way. Chileans are a proud and cultured people and extremely welcoming of tourists. The scenery is breathtaking, the food is wonderful, and there's alot to do there culturally as well.</p>
<p>Cornell has a very good study abroad website. It links many different programs by country to the program website. There were 7 separate programs for Chile and over 20 for Spain. The study abroad website is--
cuabroad.cornell.edu Hope this info is helpful. My d may be doing a study abroad next year in Florence. We think we'll pay her a visit.</p>
<p>Okay... don't laugh! I'm the OP, and DD called and said "Now I'm thinking Ecuador, because the Chilean accent is little too aspirated." I guess I could start a new thread, or just throw up my hands and groan! LOL!</p>
<p>Well- i found out in 2 minutes that there are 6 programs for Ecuador listed on the Cornell website. These are not Cornell programs just listed on their website so kids know about many of the various programs available. It is a "wealth of Information"--The website is
cuabroad.cornell.edu . If a more computer savvy person can do a direct link to the website, it may be helpful to others looking into study abroad programs. Thanks
I suggest you just pass the info over to your d and let her start checking out the various programs. There were 2 situations that came up which made me realize that my little girl was growing up and I did not have as much "influence" as before- 1-- is when she started checking out Study Abroad Programs. She took the lead and really didn't want too much advice on my part. The second is when she looked for an off- campus apartment. It's wierd and wonderful watching them grow and make their own decisions. Pass the study abroad link on to your daughter- it really does give a lot of info. Good luck.</p>
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Marny, she's actually passing info onto me - not visa-versa.:) I was just looking on this parent board to hear what other parents (or students) had experienced directly (or through their kids) in studying in these places. Me being nervous about her going overseas won't change her plans - thankfully! We have lots of info on the Rice website, also - but I was looking for personal experiences. She just called me all excited, and now is planning to direct enroll at a University in Ecuador at a substantial savings over US based programs. She figures that, including airfare, it will cost exactly her merit aid - thus saving us any expenses for that semester. If it works, it will be great! Thanks for all of your help, and anyone else with stories chime on in, too.!</p>
<p>It really is a kick and a thrill when they start passing info over to us. That is just how I felt when my d informed me about the program she found for herself. She also found an apartment for next year and got someone to "share" the apartment for the semester that she'll be abroad. There will be so many more new experiences to help us realize that our kids are growing up. It really is exciting to see it all happen.</p>
<p>Wait, she went there for all 4 years? wow</p>