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Botswana: University Immersion in Southern Africa

Gaborone, Botswana

Living arrangements

Students live in University of Botswana undergraduate student dormitories, typically in double occupancy rooms.  Students may be roommates with another ACM student, an international student, or a Batswana student.  The dormitories have basic amenities, and the room layout tends to offer more privacy than traditional U.S. dorms.  Bathroom facilities are shared, with typically one bathroom per floor.  Living in the University dormitories promotes close interaction with Batswana students and leads to a significant degree of inter-cultural competence.

There are no cooking facilities in the dormitories, and students are expected to purchase their own meals.  There are several dining options on campus, and many additional restaurants within walking distance.

UB's "Las Vegas" dormitory

The area surrounding the student dormitories

 

Botswana: University Immersion in Southern Africa

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Molly Adams Participating in the ACM Botswana semester abroad gave me so many opportunities I would not have had otherwise. Botswana was a great place for me to spend five months of my life, in which I learned a great deal and had amazing experiences that I wouldn't have been able to have at my home university. I was able to study and do research at an African university, live with a student from Botswana, learn about an entirely new culture, volunteer at a microfinance institution, travel to extraordinary places all over Southern Africa, and forge great friendships with ACM students, as well as local Batswana students.

—Molly Adams, Botswana, Spring 2011

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