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Carpe Diem Latitudes Program

Location: Australia: Adelaide, Alice Springs, Ayers Rock and 11 other cities; Brazil: Belo Horizonte, Campo Grande, Diamantina and 9 other cities; Cambodia: Battambang, Phnom Penh and 2 other cities; Costa Rica: Monteverde, Nicoya Peninsula, Quepos and 4 other cities; Ecuador: Banos, Canoa, Cuenca and 6 other cities; Fiji: Nadi, Rural Areas; Guatemala: Antigua, Chichicastenango, El Peten and 7 other cities; Honduras: Bay Islands, La Ceiba, Roatan; India: Dharamsala, Jaipur, Agra and 23 other cities; New Zealand: Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin and 8 other cities; Nicaragua: Granada, Leon and 2 other cities; Peru: Amantani Island, Arequipa, Cusco and 10 other cities; Rwanda: Kigali, Rural Areas; Tanzania: Arusha, Dar Es Salaam, Mwanza and 3 other cities; Thailand: Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai and 2 other cities; Uganda: Entebbe, Fort Portal, Jinja and 4 other cities; United States: Arizona, New Mexico; Vietnam: Da lat, Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Rural Areas

Term: Fall, Spring, Academic Year

Dates: September-December & February-May

Carpe Diem Education

http://www.carpediemeducation.org

PO Box 17427 Portland, OR 97217 United States

Call Us

Phone: 503-285-1800

Fax: 866-903-1077

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
  • Agriculture
  • Animal Sciences
  • Anthropology
  • Archaeology
  • Architecture
  • Art History
  • Art/Fine Arts
  • Au Pair
  • Camp Counselor / Trip Leader
  • Culinary Arts / Cooking
  • Development
  • Ecology
  • Education
  • English as a Second Language
  • Environmental Management
  • Environmental Studies
  • Family and Home Studies
  • Fashion Design
  • Field-Study
  • Forestry
  • Geology
  • History
  • Horticulture
  • Hotel/Restaurant/Hospitality
  • Human Rights
  • Interdisciplinary
  • International Relations
  • Marine Science
  • Media (Radio, TV, & Film)
  • Museum Studies
  • Music
  • National Park Employment
  • Philosophy
  • Photography
  • Political Science/Politics
  • Ranch Employment
  • Scuba
  • Sociology
  • Spanish
  • Sustainable Development
  • Theater, Drama, Dance
  • Tourism
  • Urban & Regional Planning
  • Women's Studies
  • Botany
  • Communications
  • Counseling
  • Creative Writing
  • Food Science and Nutrition
  • Fourth World Studies
  • Health Sciences
  • Humanities
  • Journalism
  • Liberal Arts
  • Linguistics
  • Library & Info Science
  • Marketing, Ad, PR
  • Medicine
  • Nursing
  • Performance Design
  • Physical Therapy
  • Religious Studies
  • Social Sciences
  • Social Work
  • Sports
  • State Park Employment
  • Web Design
  • Zoology & Wildlife Sciences
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

Cost in US$:

USD 17,900

Cost Includes:

Cost Include Description:

* 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 :)

Credit Available

no

This Program is open to

American, Asian, Australian, Canadian, European, Kiwi, South African, Worldwide Participant.

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

Participants Travel

Independently or in Groups

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

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