UW Oshkosh

Animal Behavior Observation in Tanzania

Location: Moshi & Arusha - Tanzania
Dates: January 11-29, 2010
Course: Psychology 225 (SS)
Contact: Kathleen Stetter, Clow Faculty 17, 920-424-7174
Details: http://www.uwosh.edu/oie/abroad/tanzaniapsych.php

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Join UW Oshkosh Professor Kathleen Stetter for the educational adventure of a lifetime!

REFINE and practice field observation methods learned in the classroom.

REFLECT on behavioral ecology and the difficult decisions facing developing countries when attempting to preserve habitats.

LEARN about information needed for effective preservation of animal populations.

VISIT the world-renowned Serengeti ecosystem.

DEVELOP and PRACTICE public speaking skills.

MEET diverse people.

EARN academic credit.

TRAVEL to Tanzania!


All of the information included here is subject to change. Modifications may be required depending on the exigencies of the situation.

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Course(s)

Course Dates

Inability or failure to attend may affect your participation, course grades and ability to receive and use financial aid. If you cannot attend, you must indicate this on your study abroad application.

Wednesday Dec 9, 2009 4:30-7:30 Clow 48 or 49
Monday Jan 4, 2010 9:00-12:00 Clow 48 or 49
Tuesday Jan 5, 2010 9:00-12:00 Clow 48 or 49
Wednesday Jan 6, 2010 9:00-12:00 Clow 48 or 49
Thursday Jan 7, 2010 9:00-12:00 Clow 48 or 49
Wednesday Feb 3, 2010 4:30-7:30 Clow 48 or 49 (optional)

Required Course

Psychology  225      3 crs
Psychology Field Study (SS)
Prerequisite: Psychology 101, 104, 110 or consent of instructor.

Optional Course

International Studies 333    1 unit (cr.)
Study Tour
Prerequisites: none; syllabus

If you request enrollment in this course on the study abroad application, you will be automatically enrolled and will not be contacted about the coursework involved. Assignments for this course must be done independently. Contact the Office of International Education with questions.

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Accommodation

Lutheran Uhuru Hotel and Conference Centre

Located near the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro, this hostel offers 60+ furnished, clean double occupancy rooms. Some of the rooms have a beautiful panaramic view of majestic Mount Kilimanjaro. Address: P.O. Box 1320, Moshi, Tanzania; Tel: 011-255-2727-54084; Fax: 011-255-2727-53518; uhuru@elct.org or uhuru@kicheko-mos.com or uhuruhotel@kicheko-mos.com.

Mweka Bush Camp

This is a tent stay in the bush with students and faculty of African College of Wildlife Mweka.

Havenature Tent Camp

Tel: 011-255-784-918-859; info@havennaturecamp.com

Serengeti National Park

Seronera Wildlife Lodge; Tel: 027 027 254 4595/4795;

Karatu Lutheran Hostel

Tel: 011-255-272-534-230

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Schedule

January 2010 Program Itinerary (VERY tentative; this itinerary is still a work in progress and significant changes may be made) . Dates are listed DD/MM/YYYY.

DATE

TIME

ACTIVITY

Tuesday 12/1/2010

2035

Arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport and transfer to Lutheran Uhuru Hotel and Conference Centre

Wednesday 13/1/2010

0700

Breakfast at Lutheran Uhuru Hotel and Conference Centre

0830

Depart for Money Exchange

0900

Depart to African College of Wildlife Mweka for Orientation, Facilities tour and classes on Wildlife Observation and Behavioral Ecology

1300

Lunch at Mweka

1600

Leave from Mweka (one group goes to Janet Shoo’s shop and the other group goes to Artist’s market)

1900

Dinner at Lutheran Uhuru Hotel and Conference Centre

Thursday 14/1/2010

0700

Breakfast at Lutheran Uhuru Hotel and Conference Centre

0830

Depart to Mweka for all day classes on Wildlife Observation and Behavioral Ecology

1300

Lunch at Mweka

1600

Leave from Mweka (one group goes to Janet Shoo’s shop and the other group goes to Artist’s market)

1900

Dinner at Lutheran Uhuru Hotel and Conference Centre

Friday 15/1/2010

0730

Breakfast at Lutheran Uhuru Hotel and Conference Centre

0830

Depart to Mweka for Field observation and field lectures with Mweka students. Overnight stay in the bush with Mweka students.

1300

Lunch in the bush

1900

Dinner in the bush

Saturday 16/1/2010

0730

Breakfast in the bush

0830

Field observation and field lectures with Mweka students.

1300

Lunch in the bush

1500

Return to Lutheran Uhuru Hotel and Conference Centre

1900

Dinner at Lutheran Uhuru Hotel and Conference Centre

Sunday 17/1/2010

0730

Breakfast at Lutheran Uhuru Hotel & Conference Centre

0830

Depart for Worship Service at KIA Lutheran Parish (Neema Congregation)

1300

Lunch at KIA Lutheran Parish (Neema Congregation

1430

Depart for Lutheran Uhuru Hotel & Conference Centre

1900

Dinner at Lutheran Uhuru Hotel & Conference Centre

Monday 18/1/2010

0700

Breakfast at Lutheran Uhuru Hotel and Conference Centre

0830

Depart to Marangu for cultural tourism

1300

Lunch at John Mkenda’s house

1400

Visit Fair Trade coffee farm and visit Marlex Secondary School

1900

Dinner at Lutheran Uhuru Hotel and Conference Centre

Tuesday 19/1/2010

0700

Breakfast at Lutheran Uhuru Hotel and Conference Centre

0800

Depart to Lake Tarangire National Park for game drive. After picnic lunch and more game drive proceed to Havennature Safari Camp and Lodge for overnight stay.

1900

Dinner at Havennature Safari Camp and Lodge

Wednesday 20/1/2010

0530

Early breakfast at Havennature Safari Camp and Lodge

0600

Depart to Ngorongoro Crater for game drive. After picnic lunch and more game drive proceed to Serengeti Wildlife Lodge

1900

Dinner at Serengeti Wildlife Lodge

Thursday 21/1/2010

0700

Breakfast at  Serengeti Wildlife Lodge

 

Full day in Serengeti National Park. All meals at Serengeti Wildlife Lodge. All meals at Serengeti Wildlife Lodge

Friday 22/1/2010

0600

Sunrise Observation and early game drive.

0900

Breakfast at Serengeti Wildlife Lodge. After breakfast depart for Havennature Safari Camp and Lodge via Oldupai Gorge. Evening walk in Karatu Town.

1900

Dinner at Havennature Safari Camp and Lodge

Saturday 23/1/2010

0700

Breakfast at Havennature Safari Camp and Lodge

0800

Depart to Lake Manyara National Park

1300

Picnic lunch in Lake Manyara National Park

1500

Leave for Lutheran Uhuru Hotel and Conference Centre via Meseserani Snake Park.

1900

Dinner at Lutheran Uhuru Hotel and conference Centre

Sunday 24/1/2010

0700

Breakfast at Lutheran Uhuru Hotel and Conference Centre

0830

Depart for Worship Service at Karansi Lutheran Parish

1300

Lunch at Karansi Lutheran Parish

1430

Visit a Masai Boma and learn about Masai Culture

1600

Depart to Lutheran Uhuru Hotel and Conference Centre

1900

Dinner at Uhuru Lutheran Hotel

Monday 25/1/2010

0700

Breakfast at Lutheran Uhuru Hotel and Conference Centre

0800

Depart for Mererani Tanzanite Mines. Possibly talk with local women miners’ organization.

1200

Leave for KIA Lodge

1300

Lunch at KIA Lodge

1430

Leave for Lutheran Uhuru Hotel and Conference Centre

1900

Dinner at Lutheran Uhuru Hotel and Conference Centre

 

Tuesday 26/1/2010

0700

Breakfast at Lutheran Uhuru Hotel and Conference Centre

0800

Depart to Optional hike on Mt Kilimanjaro or tour of Moshi town and open markets in Moshi

1300

Picnic lunch or lunch in Moshi town

1900

Dinner at ElRancho Restaurant

Wednesday 27/1/2010

0700

Breakfast at Lutheran Uhuru Hotel and Conference Centre

0845

Depart for Tanganyika Coffee Curing Company

1030

Leave for Angaza Women Centre

1230

Depart to Faraja Primary School for the Physically Handicapped  Children

1300

Lunch at Faraja

1530

Leave for Lutheran Uhuru Hotel and Conference Centre

1900

Dinner at Lutheran Uhuru Hotel and Conference Centre

Thursday 28/1/2010

0730

Breakfast at Lutheran Uhuru Hotel and Conference Centre

Free morning with optional visit to Mbuyuni market

1300

Lunch at Lutheran Uhuru Hotel and Conference Centre

1700

Light dinner at Lutheran Uhuru Hotel and Conference Centre

1730

Depart for Kilimanjaro International Airport

 

The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh reserves the right to make changes to itineraries, travel arrangements, hotels, excursions, activities or other arrangements made necessary by factors beyond its control. On certain dates when some attractions or activities may not be available, UW Oshkosh reserves the right to substitute alternate attractions or activities.

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Flight

Luggage Limits

Restrictions on carry-on baggage (Northwest/KLM)

Restrictions on checked and excess baggage (Northwest/KLM)

Convert kilograms to pounds.

Depart UW Oshkosh

Long-term parking is allowed on campus in parking lot 6 with a valid UW Oshkosh parking permit. Participants may park on campus for the duration of their study abroad experience, except for semester-long programs.

Meeting Date & Time: January 11, 2010 at 07:15 in the morning

Departure Time: 07:30 in the morning

Departure Location: Parking Lot 6

Flight

Jan 11, 2010

12:07 PM Group departs Milwaukee on flight #1751, Delta
1:29 PM Arrive Minneapolis
3:15 PM Group departs on flight #42, Delta

Jan 12, 2010

6:30 AM Arrive Amsterdam
11:10 AM Group departs on flight #8481, Delta
9:35 PM Arrive Kilimanjaro

Jan 28, 2010

10:40 PM Group departs Kilimanjaro on flight #8481, Delta

Jan 29, 2010

8:10 AM Arrive Amsterdam
10:50 AM Group departs on flight #67, Delta
1:50 PM Arrive Detroit
3:15 PM Group departs on flight #1727, Delta
3:30 PM Arrive Milwaukee

Return to UW Oshkosh

Estimated date & time: Friday, January 29 at 7:00 in the evening

Return Location: Parking Lot 6

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Fees

Program Fee Estimate
°$2,875
The program fee estimate is $2,875 based on either 16 participants or 22 participants.
 
Expenses in U.S. Dollars
$100
Application Fee ($200 for out-of-state applicants)
$100
Passport & Pictures
$1,907
Airfare Estimate (includes estimated airfare tax)
varies
Immunizations
$2,107
Total Pre-travel Expense Estimate (plus immunizations)
   
Expenses in Foreign Currency (Tanzanian Schilling = TZS)
TZS 62,000
Meals
TZS 0
Local Transportation
TZS 15,000
Hotel Tips (equals US$1 per person per day)
TZS 60,000
Personal Spending Money (TZS 60,000 - TZS 100,000)
TZS 135,000
Total Expense Estimate while Abroad
$105
Total in U.S. Dollars as of 2/17/09 (today's rate of exchange)
   
$5,087
Total Estimated Expenses

°Indicates the expense will appear on your UW Oshkosh student account.

Program fees cover course-related expenses (no tuition is assessed); visa fees (at U.S. citizen rate); transportation between UW Oshkosh and O'Hare by school bus; accommodations as listed on the finalized itinerary; meals as listed on the finalized itinerary; tours/visits (including transportation and entrance fees) listed on the finalized itinerary; pre-travel orientation; and international health insurance. The program itinerary may be tentative and will not be finalized until approximately two weeks before departure.

Program fees do not cover items not specifically mentioned above such as trip cancellation and baggage insurance; passports; immunizations; airfare; meal at El Ranchero restaurant and all meals, food and beverages not listed on the finalized itinerary; and all expenses of a purely personal nature. Estimates for some of these expenses have been included. Fees for a single room are available upon request.

Estimates found here are based on the group rate for services and travel dates as well as current exchange rates, where applicable. Changes to this plan or a large exchange rate fluctuation may cause adjustments to the final cost.

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Apply

Maximum number of participants

The program fee estimate is $3,199 based on either 13 participants or 20 participants*. Students who apply after the first 13 seats have been filled will be placed on a waiting list until we have 20 completed applications.

*At 14+ participants we are required to rent a second bus, raising program costs. At 20 participants the cost for two buses is the same as the cost for one bus with 13 participants.

STEP I

Read the study abroad application instructions and complete the GENERAL Office of International Education application as outlined on our Apply page.

In addition, access PROGRAM-SPECIFIC application materials as needed from below on this page.

STEP II

Program-specific documents due by the application deadline.

Contact the faculty leaders for your program to set up a date/time to meet.
Visa Application for Tanzania
A visa is an endorsement or stamp placed by officials of a foreign country into a passport that makes it possible for the bearer to visit that foreign country. U.S. Citizens require a visa to travel to Tanzania.

If information which has been provided on the form by the OIE does not apply to you (e.g. citizenship), delete this information before printing the form and add the correct information.

Print the visa form using BLACK ink. Print your answers on the form. Sign the form in blue ink.

Leave spaces blank if information is not yet available (e.g. passport number).
Print "n/a" into blanks where appropriate.

Applications which are illegible will be returned to us.

Information for completing the visa application by question number:
   
 
1. Surname or Family Name (last name)
3. Place of birth city, state (if you are not a U.S. citizen or were not born in the U.S., you can change this information on the form)
4. Marital Status If you need to change this from the default, double click on the check box and choose a different symbol from the list.
5. Passport Information This information is available on your passport. If you don't have a passport, leave these blank. The OIE will complete this section for you when you turn in your passport. If you have a newer passport, the "issued at" and "issuing authority" may both be US Dept of State.
5. Passport Number This is in the upper right-hand corner of your passport.
13. In Case of Transit Do not answer this question.
   

     

    STEP III

    Program-specific documents due by the Friday following the application deadline.

2 Professional Passport-style Photos for the visa application; write your name on the backs of each.

Other Deadlines

Additional program-specific documents due

the 1st Friday in November

Passport
You must turn in a signed passport valid for 6 months from the date of arrival in the foreign country. It must have at least TWO side-by-side blank pages (in addition to the notes pages). Your passport will be sent to the Consulate, along with your visa application, to apply for a visa.

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Resources

Office of International Education Orientation Materials

Office of International Education Trip Preparation Resources

U.S. State Department Country-specific Information

Center for Disease Control (up-to-date information on immunizations)

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Emergency Contact (during program dates)

In a life and death emergency ABROAD

U.S. Department of State Citizen Emergency Center (1-202-647-5225) will relay messages to the foreign Embassy. Embassy personnel may try to locate your student, pass on urgent messages and, consistent with the Privacy Act, report back.

To reach your student directly

If your student is staying in a hotel, use the hotel contact information listed on the web page for your student's program. The Office of International Education cannot give out private residence or homestay phone numbers unless authorized in advance by the student, but we will contact your student for you in an emergency.

To reach someone at UW Oshkosh during office hours (7:45 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. M-F)

  • Office of International Education Phone: 1 (920) 424-0775
  • Office of the Associate Vice Chancellor Phone: 1 (920) 424-1410
  • Office of the Provost & Vice Chancellor Phone: 1 (920) 424-0300

To reach someone at UW Oshkosh outside of normal office hours

University Police: 1 (920) 424-1216

To reach local contacts associated with our program ABROAD

Kathleen Stetter, our faculty leader from UW Oshkosh, will accompany the group throughout the program and can be reached using the contact information for Accommodation listed above. She will also have a cell phone (# t.b.a. upon arrival in Tanzania).

Saltieli Munisi is the Manager of Lutheran Uhuru Hotel and Conference Centre and the program coordinator in Tanzania. He can be reached at Tel: 011-255-2727-54084; Fax: 011-255-2727-53518;and email: saltielimunisi@yahoo.co.uk

Time Zone Differences

Tanzania

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This page was last updated on: November 9, 2009

 

 

 

 

November 9, 2009