USAC Israel: Haifa - Full Curriculum

I really loved the classes; they were interesting and were subjects that I could not find on my home campus. I got to learn about the culture of the people living in Israel and surrounding areas from people who live there. I loved how they gave me a lot of time to travel throughout the country so I could take advantage of the opportunity to be abroad. Getting to know Haifa and the broader Israel was really fun and exciting. I got to meet people not only from Israel, but from all over the world....

I really did have a great time in Israel. The program provided a few field trip opportunities that I absolutely loved, and I was of course sure to go on several independent weekend trips when I could. Israel is a great place to learn about so many things: religion, politics and conflict, and archaeology (what I study). I was, however, kind of disappointed with the location of the university. It was up on a hill and very secluded from the rest of Haifa. The bus ride to the 'fun' parts of town was...

If you are interested in language learning and international politics, then Israel is a great place to study abroad. The University of Haifa has excellent language programs for learning Hebrew, Spoken Arabic, and Modern Standard Arabic. I had very little prior knowledge of Hebrew or Arabic, but I felt that when I left Israel, I left with an intermediate level of knowledge in both languages. But what really makes it worthwhile is that the language is very applicable in day-to-day life. If you do ...