[nabs-l] Studying abroad: tips and tricks.

[Sofia Gallo]

Thanks so much Arielle! My school is also willing to help with the
orientation aspect which makes things a lot better.

On 10/2/14, Arielle Silverman <arielle71 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Sofia,
> I studied in Australia and worked with the disability office there to
> get course readers in electronic format. I requested this about two
> months ahead of time. It sounds like your school might be willing to
> help with this.
> I also had four O&M lessons to learn the campus. The study-abroad
> director in Melbourne organized this. For a six-week trip it may not
> be necessary and I know O&M is not available in all countries. You
> could also ask someone from the host country to orient you; it really
> doesn't have to be an O&M professional. Most of the neighborhood stuff
> I learned on my own or from my dorm-mates. By the end of my stay Iwas
> riding trains independently all over the city.
> Arielle
>
> On 10/2/14, Sofia Gallo via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> Sorry for the lack of info ... the programs are in UK and Germany. The
>> problem with studying abroad is that you have to apply now, but you
>> don't know where you will actually go until around March and make a
>> decision in April to leave in June...but if you wait to plan
>> everything until April there won't be enough time ... hence the
>> ambiguity about where I'm actually going.
>>
>> I guess my question is more general: has anyone studied abroad
>> somewhere? What was it like and what accommodations did you get? these
>> are general questions that apply to almost any country you go to :)
>>
>> Sofia
>>
>> On 10/2/14, Leye-Shprintse Öberg <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> BS"D
>>>
>>> Sofia,
>>>
>>> Which European country will you study in? Are you planning to visit some
>>> other countries while you are here? It will be easier to help if we had
>>> some
>>> more information.
>>>
>>> LeSholom,
>>> Leye-Shprintse Öberg
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