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Study Abroad Program Review of Nebraska Consortium: Olomouc - Palacky University

Submitted by Kaitlyn Siemon (Photography,University of Nebraska- Kearney) on July 20th, 2009

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Participation Year:

2009

Term:

Spring

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Palacky University

Academics Overall

**Overall educational experience:

**Comment:

The professors were extremely helpful and willing to make time for the students even after their lectures.

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Course Title:

Czech language

Instructor:

Tomas M.

Language of Instruction:

Czech

Please comment on the course:

Though it was rather difficult to pick up on the language because it is so different from English, the class itself was a good time. We were able to play games in order to study the language and the two tests we took were not that complicated or difficult.

Please rate the course overall:

Did you have any credit transfer issues upon return to your home institution? If so, what would you suggest to other students?

As far as I know right now, I've had no issues with transferring the credits to my college in Nebraska.

Course

**Course Title:

Different topic lectures

**Instructor:

many

**Language of Instruction:

english

**Please comment on the course:

Depending on where are field trips were during the time, our lectures would be focused on those areas. Many about Czech Jews, the economy, and politics.

**Please rate the course overall:

Language Overall

**Language acquisition improvement?

**Comment:

Since we were only there for two months, I definitely am not fluent in Czech but I do remember a bunch.

Host Country Program Administration Overall

**On-site administration of your program:

Housing Overall

**Housing satisfaction:

**Comment:

I never once felt unsafe in Olomouc or Europe. Though the dorms were a 10 minute tram ride to the University and many of the clubs around town it was never really inconvenient. The trams ran every 15 minutes and dropped us off within walking distance of anything we needed to get to.

Food Overall

**Food satisfaction:

**Comment:

The food was amazing. There are so many kabob stands, basically on every corner, along with many cafes. For any vegetarians, there is a panini stand that makes vegetarian paninis right down the street from the University and The Green Bar, which I unfortunately never got to experience but only heard good things about it. The University's bakery had some of the best fresh pastries that each one of us would get every morning. Traditional Czech food must haves: garlic soup and goulash!

Safety and Health Overall

**How well were health issues addressed through your program?

**Safety:

**Comment:

Never once during the trip did I feel unsafe, even traveling alone.

Money Overall

**How easily were you able to live on a student's budget?

General Assessment Overall

**Words of wisdom:

Make sure to do a little bit of research about the country you'll be living in and be willing to be outside your comfort zone. Be ready to have a good time and to bring a lot of money!

**Overall satisfaction with your study abroad experience:

**Was your study abroad experience worthwhile?

It was possibly the best thing I've ever decided to do and I would do it again in a heart beat. The people were amazing, the cultures were interesting and educational, the different cities and countries were beautiful and I feel like a better person having experienced all of it. It makes you realize how much there is to do and see in this world and how unimportant the little things are that we obsess over. Every person I met on this trip was kind, helpful, and just over all good people, Europeans seem to not take time so seriously as we do over here. Everyone walks a lot slower, they appreciate everything around them much more than we seem to do.

I was sceptic about going originally, I almost ended up not going. I am so glad that I did, this program is definitely the first in many abroad programs I plan on attending.

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