{"id":325,"date":"2016-09-19T21:58:17","date_gmt":"2016-09-20T07:58:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/workable-level.flywheelsites.com\/?p=325"},"modified":"2016-09-26T11:30:18","modified_gmt":"2016-09-26T21:30:18","slug":"kcc-offers-study-abroad-options","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kapionews.com\/index.php\/2016\/09\/19\/kcc-offers-study-abroad-options\/","title":{"rendered":"KCC Offers Study Abroad Options"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5><span style=\"color: #000000;\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kapionews.com\/index.php\/2016\/09\/01\/hello-world\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lexus Yamashiro<\/a> | Staff Writer<\/span><\/h5>\n<p>A lot of students have always wanted to travel to another country for the learning and cultural experience, but not all will take the opportunity or know where to go to learn more about it. Offered here at KCC, the Study Abroad program is The Freeman Foundation Community College Program that allows students to travel to other countries to experience and learn intensive language training and service learning.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Several students in the past 10-12 years have joined the program and traveled to different places in Asia such as Japan, Korea, China, and even Vietnam. Many join to improve upon their language skills, earn college credits, learn more about the ever-expanding global economy, and of course, for the experience overall being in another country. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each semester, only ten full-time UH community college students are selected to participate in this two-semester program. During their first semester, students will study intensive CSL (Chinese second language), JSL (Japanese second language), and KSL (Korean second language) classes here at KCC. Throughout the second semester, students will participate in courses that pertain to language, history and culture in the chosen country of study. A service-learning component is also given during the program. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The eligibility criteria is:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Be a citizen of the United States<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Be a full-time student (9 or more credits) in one of the community colleges in the UH system<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Be a beginner in the language<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No knowledge of target language is required<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No more than college level 101 in the target language is acceptable<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If students are able to meet the requirements, they will then apply for the program following four easy steps. Those who are selected into the program are entitled to a scholarship that provides financial assistance for tuition, books, and most meals during the first semester. During the course of the second semester, the scholarship also provides round-trip airfare from Honolulu to the chosen country for study, local transportation within the country, tuition, room, books, most meals, and stipend. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are many students who still attend KCC that have already completed the program. Here is one student who I\u2019ve spoken with about their experience with Study Abroad:<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_260\" style=\"width: 348px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-260\" class=\"wp-image-260 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/kapionews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/studyabroad1-300x200.jpg\" width=\"338\" height=\"225\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/kapionews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/studyabroad1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kapionews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/studyabroad1.jpg 720w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 338px) 100vw, 338px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 338px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 338\/225;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-260\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leila Esteban is a 2nd year student who specializes in financial aid as a Ho&#8217;okele and Lunalilo Peer Mentor. (Photo by Lexus Yamashiro)<\/p><\/div>\n<h5><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">Leila Esteban<\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Esteban\u00a0is a 2nd year college student attending KCC. She attended the Study Abroad program in Fukuoka, Japan, during the first three weeks in July. She stated that making her way to Japan was very relieving since she didn\u2019t have to worry about major payments. Her flight was about $700, and because the scholarship helped cover most of it, she only had to pay $200; she had been reimbursed about \u00a560,000 yen ($500 in U.S.) <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Q: What was it like for you when you first landed in Japan?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A: I was very culture shocked, I was surrounded by all of these Japanese people speaking Japanese and here I was like \u201cUh \u2026 I don\u2019t understand what they\u2019re saying.\u201d Plus it was hard too since I was really tired from my flight, it was 10 hours long, and it was crazy since they invited us to a welcome party and I was so tired, but I had a lot of fun. It was really hot too when I got there since I went during the summer &#8211; don\u2019t go during the summer, it\u2019s SO hot &#8211; but yeah, it was a lot of fun, very welcoming.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_262\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-262\" class=\"wp-image-262 size-medium lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/kapionews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/studyabroad3-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/kapionews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/studyabroad3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kapionews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/studyabroad3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kapionews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/studyabroad3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kapionews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/studyabroad3-1080x810.jpg 1080w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/225;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-262\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Esteban\u00a0and her fellow classmates studying abroad in Fukuoka, Japan, wearing traditional yukata. (Photo courtesy of Leila Esteban)<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Q: How was the experience of being amongst other international students?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A: Well there were two girls chosen from Hawai\u2018i along with 10 other girls from different countries. We all got to spend time with one another while up in Japan and get to know one another. We would occasionally get together too when we were all available, and we just connected really well! I didn\u2019t think that I would talk with anyone while there (laughs), but I ended up getting to know everyone well and we all just had a lot of fun. It was very different, yet influential since it has helped me in determining my major. I am going to major in Hospitality, but after studying abroad I\u2019m kind of thinking about either double majoring or getting a Bachelor\u2019s in Japanese language and studies. It was just really helpful getting to learn Japanese and overall one of the best experiences I\u2019ve had. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Q: What is something you would like to tell students who may be interested in joining the program?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>A: Even if you\u2019re just a little interested, to just go for it anyways, because the things that you can study abroad is so much more diverse than a classroom.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more information, contact\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dr. Joe Overton with KCC&#8217;s\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Honda International Center at\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"mailto:overton@hawaii.edu\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">overton@hawaii.edu<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"mailto:hic@hawaii.edu\">hic@hawaii.edu<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Visit the\u00a0website at <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/go.hawaii.edu\/FD\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">http:\/\/go.hawaii.edu\/FD<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or the\u00a0office located in Iliahi 107.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Lexus Yamashiro | Staff Writer A lot of students have always wanted to travel to another country for the learning and cultural experience, but not all will take the opportunity or know where to go to learn more about it. 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