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Prague: A Gateway to Central Europe
AIFS: Prague - Charles University
Program Information
Study in the capital of the Czech Republic, a city built of picturesque towns, each of which still retains its own unique character. Find yourself in a city rich in culture where aspiring young American writers and artists gather, jazz musicians improvise in the open air, locals sip coffee in art-nouveau cafés... More
| Provider: | AIFS |
| Hosted at: | Charles University |
| Location(s): | Prague, Czech Republic |
| Year Founded: | 1964 |
| Website | Take me there! |
Review By:
Timothy S. (History, The University of Texas at Austin) on August 26, 2010
Overall Rating
Personal Information
| * Start Date: | 2010-01-30 |
| * End Date: | 2010-05-22 |
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 2 weeks - 1 month |
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
Teaching was very hands on it was nice both to study as well as have trips to locations we learned about |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
The staff for AIFS in Prague is both Friendly as well as extremely helpful and knowledgeable on not only the Czech republic but as well as almost all european countries |
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older dorms but sufficient for acceptable living and studying |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
The Czech Republic as well as Prague are some of the most open and social interacting places i have ever experienced. AIFS also provided many opportunities for social interaction with both other students as well as the countries populace. |
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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? | I thought It was adequate what i paid for what i revieved |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | Beginner |
| Language acquisition improvement? |
week intensive course which helps learn basic communication skills also took a every day use class for the semester |
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A Look Back
| * If you could do it all over again, would you choose the same program? | Yes |
| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | Be open to experience. You never now what new and exciting things you may discover |
| * What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile? | I thought my time abroad was perhaps one of the most rewarding experiences of my life. The people I met and the places I travelled will stay with me for the rest of my life. I feel obligated to express my feeeling of how opening studying abroad can be for expanding both your academic goals as well as personal experience. In short, studing abroad was a an experience that changed be as a person and I would do it again in a heart beat (Just need the finances lol) |
Individual Course Reviews
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Central European history |
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