Application for Trip to Fondwa, Haiti


Field Course FRE201/ LCS 330 (3 credits)
Trip Sponsors:
Partners in Progress and the Association of Peasants of Fondwa
late May, early June: dates TBA

Personal Data

Name:______________________________________________________________________
Address in Albany:______________________________________________________________
Other Address:_________________________________________________________________
Telephone:______________(day) ________________(evening)___________________(cell)
E-mail______________________________ Student Number _______________________
Age_________________________________
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Health Information
General Health: Excellent ( ) Good( ) Fair( )
List any allergies, disabilities, heart conditions or other health-related problems:
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Are you currently under a physician's care or taking any prescription medicine? If yes, please describe:
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Experience and Expectations
Why do you want to participate in the trip to Fondwa Haiti?
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Please describe any experience you have had in traveling in impoverished areas. (None is fine.)
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Do you speak French or Creole ?(Neither is fine)
French: Fluent ( ) Limited conversational skills ( )Survival words ( )
Creole: Fluent ( ) Limited conversational skills ( ) Survival words ( )
Do you expect to get credit for this field-course?
If you are a graduate student expecting to get credit, what arrangements will you make with your department?
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Are there any specific expectations or hopes that you have for this experience?
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Please describe briefly how you might share your experiences in Haiti with others (at your former high school, at the University, religious congregation, community organization, etc.)
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IMPORTANT! You will be notified if you are selected to participate in the field-course. At that point you should register for FRE 201, course no. 8008, or make arrangements with your advisor for independent study credit and register.Your application will be considered complete only upon receipt of a $100 deposit (non-refundable should you not participate.) The deposit will be sent to American Airlines which will refund it upon return to the USA. Please send a check made out to Eloise Briere and mail it to Dr. Eloise Briere 52 Brookline Ave, Albany, NY 12203


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SUNY at Albany
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