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Granada: A great place to learn Spanish.
API (Academic Programs International): Granada - University of Granada
Program Information
The University of Granada was chartered and given official Papal ratification by Clemente VII in 1531. Through its almost 500 years of existence, it has become one of the major intellectual centers in southern Spain. The University’s Modern Language Center, the Centro de Lenguas Modernas, is housed in what was... More
| Provider: | Academic Programs International (API) |
| Location(s): | Granada, Spain |
| Year Founded: | 1997 |
| Website | Take me there! |
Review By:
Beth T. (Physics, University of Wisconsin - LaCrosse) on February 08, 2012
Overall Rating
Personal Information
| * Start Date: | 2011-05-23 |
| * End Date: | 2011-07-31 |
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 2 weeks - 1 month |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
There was more than I expected. I had 20 hours of class a week and most of the time I had something to read / look at during the night, but it took no more than an hour to do. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
I wish that the organizers that I had would have been more organized on the field trips. They didn't have a backup plan if something went wrong. |
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| * Food: |
I am a vegetarian, my host mom would always joke around with me but she was super accommodating, which I appreciated. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
La Alhambra, Sierra Nevadas, Monachil hiking trails, Madrid, Lagos, Rome, everything! |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
I felt super safe there, I guess we always had a buddy with at night, so I never really walked alone. A good friend of mine lived right across the river from me, so we would walk home together every night. |
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* Home Institution Advising:
How well did University of Wisconsin - LaCrosse prepare and support you for your time abroad? |
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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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Language
| If applicable, to what degree did your living situation aid your language acquisition? |
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Other Program Information
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A Look Back
| * What did you like most about the program? |
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| * 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? | Try not to speak English, even though that's what you are most comfortable with, because you'll learn so much. |
| * What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile? | Of course, I improved my language skills SO MUCH! It was fantastic. |