Interested students may contact him if they wish. Kenya Coastal Studies Program Semester program for US students. Students study Swahili and the culture of the Kenyan coast, moving from Mombasa to Malindi to Lamu. Students have homstays in Mombasa, and other living arrangements during the remainder of the program. Interested students may contact him if they wish.
Most courses are year-long.
All instruction at the University is in French, but intensive Wolof instruction is provided. Students live in Mt. Holyoke-owned house near campus. Five semesters of college French and one course on Africa are required prerequisites. Differences in the Kalamazoo and Smith calendars make it impossible for Smith students to return to Smith for spring semester. Students live in homestays with local families or in program housing during the academic year.