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Grenoble: A great place to hike and maybe learn French
AIFS: Grenoble- University of Grenoble - French Language and Culture
Program Information
Full academic year, fall or spring semester in Grenoble, France. Courses taught in both English and French in art history, business administration, economics, history, literature and political science, plus French language. Those taking French seminars must place into intermediate French. One (recent) year of ... More
| Provider: | AIFS |
| Location(s): | Grenoble, France |
| Year Founded: | 1964 |
| Website | Take me there! |
Review By:
Alexandra H. (International Relatins and Politics, Drake University) on February 05, 2011
Overall Rating
Personal Information
| * Start Date: | 2010-08-30 |
| * End Date: | 2010-12-18 |
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | None |
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Our Resident Director was amazing and so helpful! Sometimes though the school was just not good. I felt like my French didn't really improve and I wish that our classes had been with French students, not just other foreign students. |
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I just wish I had lived closer to city center, but what can ya do, my resident director can't place all of us in city center. |
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Finances
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* Money: How easily were you able to live on a student's budget?
(1 = not very easy/$200+ on food & personal expenses/week, 2.5 = $100/week, 5 = very easily/minimal cost) |
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| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | sometimes clothes are expensive and try not to go out and eat a lot if you host family is willing to cook for you. |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
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My host family, at school, and when we went out to nightlife. Many people wanted to practice their english with us so it was hard to sometimes speak French. I also spoke English every time I hung out with another student from my program. |
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A Look Back
| * If you could do it all over again, would you choose the same program? | No |
| * What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile? | Yes, I learned about myself a lot but the classes were completely useless to my major. |