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Specific Program Resources
Learning Abroad Center Program Forms and Resources
Budget Estimate: Breakdown of program fee for financial aid purposes, plus estimates of additional expenses
Ecuador Program Guide (pdf)
MSID Ecuador Pre-departure Orientation
Institutions that have sent students on MSID programs
Student Profiles: see what other students have to say about this program and others.
Student Handbook: "Know Before You Go" Guide (pdf): Learning Abroad Center student handbook covering policies, procedures, health and safety considerations, and tips on cultural adaptation.
Application Checklist: Apply Now—space may be limited.
Acceptance Checklist: for those who are confirmed on the program.
Ecuador Resources
Ecuador Map (pdf)
Cimas: Home page of MSID's Ecuadorian partner, Fundación Cimas del Ecuador.
Ecuador: A Country Study: Online version of the Ecuador volume in a series of US government publications on different countries.
Handbook of Latin American Studies: Online version of the most important bibliographic source for scholarship on Latin America, maintained by the Library of Congress. A gold mine for advance work on research projects.
Environmental History of Latin America: Online bibliography from Stanford University. Not specific to Ecuador.
BUBL link: Ecuador: Dewey-decimal-based catalog of internet resources on Ecuador. Maintained by Strathclyde University, Scotland.
El Comercio: A major national newspaper published in Quito. Its web site is updated daily.
Hoy Online: Hoy is Ecuador's version of USA Today.
Teleamazonas: An online Ecuadorian news service.
Exploring Ecuador: Brief overview in the travel guide genre.
South American Explorers Club: Includes useful links to other sites on Ecuador.
General Web Resources
Current Events Abroad
Country Reports: Country information from around the world. Regularly updated information and maps, including lots of statistics.
OneWorld.net: A British site with links to current news from and above the "two-thirds world."
Health & Safety
CISI Travel, Health, and Safety Resources
Centers for Disease Control: Travel and prophylactic health information by country.
Travel Health Online: A useful travel health site.
List of Doctors/Hospitals Abroad: US Department of State list of doctors and hospitals abroad.
Health Information by Country: Information distributed by the World Health Organization.
SAFETI/Peace Corps: Peace Corps materials adapted to study abroad.
US State Department Travel Information: Travel Advisories and Consular Information Sheets for US citizens traveling abroad.
Additional safety monitoring sites: Include links to British, Canadian, and Australian counterparts to the State Department site.
US Embassies: Websites of US Embassies, Consulates, and Diplomatic Missions abroad.
Experiences Abroad
Gender Abroad: Northwestern University site providing web links and bibliography of print pieces on gender issues in study abroad.
Multicultural Students Abroad: Learning Abroad Center page designed for multicultural students studying abroad.
GLBT Students and Study Abroad: Indiana University site containing travel/study abroad information and links for GLBT students.
Mobility International USA: For international travelers with disabilities.
Access Abroad: Learning Abroad Center page designed for students with disabilities.
Foreign Currency
Foreign Currency Converter: Check the exchange rate between currencies of any 2 countries.
VISA ATM Locator and MasterCard ATM Locator: Find a convenient place to access an ATM while abroad.
Communication Abroad
Country Codes: Gives country codes and explains how to dial out of one country to another.
Cybercafes Abroad: Easy-to-use search engine for cybercafes.
Time Zones: Convert time in one country to time in another (helpful when calling home).
Web Translator: Translates blocks of text and webpages.
Translating Dictionaries: Offers basic phrases in multiple languages, including less-commonly taught languages (such as Amharic and Basque).
Global Climate
World Climate: Climatic data on thousands of cities throughout the world.
By City/Country: Covers most cities in each country, and lists current and near future conditions.
Through BBC: 5-day forecasts, excellent for European weather conditions.
International Development
Eldis Gateway to Development Information: British/Scandinavian gateway site to a wide variety of information about development, including 15,000 online documents and 4,500 organizations.
Praxis: Resources for Social and Economic Development: Another gateway site to many development resources. Maintained by a University of Pennsylvania professor.
Last modified on June 3, 2009 |