<p>Tappmann: There are many modern cities in Africa. Think Johannesburg, South Africa or Cairo, Egypt.</p>
<p>China China China. Or England.</p>
<p>Or Dar es Salaam , Tanzania ; Accra, Ghana amongst a host of others, centrally the capitals. There’s so much that Western Society has yet to learn about Africa, relatively speaking, when compared to other continents that have somewhat assimilated to Western ideals. I would urge everyone to go at least once, as Tappman has exclaimed on his missionary trip to Kenya. Although the accomodations may not measure up to Chinese cuisine or European fashion, the capacity to which one could learn in Africa is astonishingly infinite. It’s simply a scholar’s paradise, with all respect to Asia and Europe.</p>
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<p>Johannesburg is a fair point. Cairo is more Middle Eastern than African, though.</p>
<p>I’d really want to study abroad in Australia.</p>
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<p>Why would you discourage going? Is it just because you would blend in? I really would like to study abroad in Beijing…</p>
<p>EDIT: oh you are discouraging non Asian / white… NVM ^_^</p>
<p>I studied abroad in Ecuador this summer. While I loved my experience, I wouldn’t necessarily recommend everyone to go there…sometimes Latin American culture/the poverty in the region is a bit much to handle. </p>
<p>In other locations, I would love to go to China, Israel or Italy/Mediterranean to study abroad…</p>
<p>Why would you discourage studying in china if you’re not white or asian?</p>
<p>People think I should go to spain or mexico or some latin american country and while I wouldn’t mind doing something like engineerswithoutborders at a latin american country I don’t wanna study there (especially mexico or spain). I think I want to try Japan or Israel just because those are my favorite countries and I think for engineering it’d be interesting.</p>
<p>My adviser said that, for us, engineers should study abroad in English-speaking countries unless going second semester sophomore year, because classes like Thermo are hard enough to learn in your native language, much less by someone who doesn’t speak it well. Luckily, I’ve wanted to go to Australia since 4th grade so I’m definitely making plans to go there. Now I just have to decide which semester junior year, since they’re on opposite weather schedules…</p>
<p>I want to go to Spain or Italy or Germany… haven’t decided yet :)</p>
<p>Attitudes towards blacks in some Asian countries aren’t exactly warm.</p>
<p>^seriously? what about hispanics (mexicans, specifically)?</p>
<p>Copenhagen, Denmark and/or Maroochydore, Australia.</p>
<p>^^ It’d probably be easier for you (black people generally get the brunt of it :/). It really depends on the country and where you go within that country. Many Asian countries are known to be pretty xenophobic, and there’s some hostility in Japan towards Latin American immigrants. However, not everyone is like that, and the positives will outweigh the negatives. If you’re in one of the larger cities, you’ll probably get less negative reactions because people are more used to foreigners there.</p>
<p>China and Japan</p>
<p>We have an amazing program to Rome and Berlin through the Honors program though. I’d like to apply for those in the future :)</p>
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<p>Cape Town is the best bet for a modern city in Africa.</p>
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<p>Can say the same for many parts of Europe.</p>
<p>About engineering-Many countries have colleges that teach engineering in English. For example I know that many Universities in Jordan teach engineering and science classes in English. So do many other countries in the middle east. In fact, the only country in the middle east that still teaches medicine in Arabic is Syria.</p>
<p>I studied abroad this summer in England and I absolutely loved it and would love to go back! I definitely want to study or at least go to sub-saharan Africa (already been to Egypt) and east Asia. </p>
<p>What about Arabs studying in Asia?</p>
<p>Also, you went with National Geographic to Africa? Awesome! Do they have a program you went through or something? Nat Geo is one of my favorite magazines and it would be amazing to have them as a guide in Africa.</p>
<p>Personally, if I were to study abroad, I’d want to do it in as unusual a place as possible. I mean seriously, how much of a change is there in going from America to England? </p>
<p>I’m not planning on studying abroad though.</p>
<p>My top places are: Cape Town(U of Cape Town), anywhere in the UK(Oxford perhaps :D), or Greece/Italy/Anywhere in the Mediterranean. I’d be most comfortable in an setting where English is the dominant language because at the end of the day I’d still be taking classes and studying. There are many exotic and more “foreign” places that I’m dying to see(Dubai, China, India, etc) but I’d rather visit when I’m done with my degree and can fully explore those new cultures.</p>
<p>**Also, you went with National Geographic to Africa? Awesome! Do they have a program you went through or something? Nat Geo is one of my favorite magazines and it would be amazing to have them as a guide in Africa. **</p>
<p>Yup! I won a scholarship to go last year as a Junior as a part of their student expeditions program. We did tons of community service (one of the best things), we visited an orphanage (got attached to one of the kids), went to the UAACC, like a week of Safari (INCREDIBLE), plenty of nature walks through forests and the savannah and just totally indulged ourselves into subsistance agricultural communities and the nomadic lifestyles of the Maasai. There were no hotels (we stayed in a hostel and we camped in the middle of the savannah on safari - amazing), which made us really dive in for the cultural experience. We also met up with a Nat Geo Environmental Sci expert, Anna Estes, while on Safari and she introduced us to her studies with elephants and poaching and how that was effecting Maasai lifestyles. The group was split up into a photography group, an environmental group and a cultural group; all of the students were expected to have their own projects to present at the end of the trip. Everyday was fascinating and life changing for me personally and I highly encourage all of those brave enough to trek out there to spend some time in Tanzania.</p>