AIChE Minutes
ChE 015
January 31, 2013
An AIChE meeting was held for assembly credit in DU 1107 at 1:30 p.m.
Study Abroad Open Forum
Aaron Hodson
 Studied abroad at Czech Technical University (Prague)
 Getting Started
o Talk to people at study abroad
o Decide on a semester
o Decide on a location and program
o Get a passport
o Apply for acceptance to the university
o Apply to consulate for a study visa
 International Student Group
o Student group – plans trips for students
o Hosts country presentations
 Places he visited
o Roman Colliseum
o The Leaning Tower of Pisa
o Auschwitz, Krakow
 Food
o Meat, gravy, and red dumplings
 You get to meet a lot of new people (especially other study abroad students)
 Advice
o Get plane tickets early
o Teach your parents how to Skype
o Take lots of photos and back up in multiple locations
o Bring ear plugs for the plane
o Bring clothing for multiple climates
o Plan with your advisor about graduation
 Graduation was pushed back one semester but it was worth the delay
Megan Tryon
 Studied abroad in Cyprus
 Fulfilled entire paperwork process in one week
 Lived in the South side ( the only part represented by the UN)
o People spoke Greek, English, and Turkish primarily
 Approximately 3000 students
 Engineering complex was very large
o She was set up in a fully furnished apartment with all U.S. students
 She got a 2-Week spring break
o Learned to live from a back pack
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Went to a midnight vigil at the coliseum
Went to Easter Mass at the Vatican
Attended Krakow, Auschwitz
Visited salt mines that were 135 meters deep
Went to Portugal
Paris in one day: the Louvre
Austria
 One of the oldest zoos in the world
o Prague
 The Prague Castle
Weekend trips to Greece
o Delphi
o Went during protests, even though people told her not to
o Athens
 Constitution Square (parliament)
Overview
o Still meets with great friends she made
o Classes were easy but she went for the experience, not the classes