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The City That Never Sleeps: Barcelona, Spain
CIEE: Barcelona - Liberal Arts
Program Information
This program is designed for students with 4 semesters of Spanish. Students who wish to learn about Spain and Europe through living in the unique and beautiful city of Barcelona will find that this program provides an ideal opportunity.
Program Snapshot
* Engage in Spanish culture through regular Uni... More
| Provider: | CIEE |
| Location(s): | Barcelona, Spain |
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| Website | Take me there! |
Review By:
Kelli R. (Government, The University of Texas at Austin) on January 20, 2011
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Personal Information
| * Start Date: | 2010-01-03 |
| * End Date: | 2011-05-20 |
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| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
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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? | An incredible experience. Most amazing time of my life. I grew immensely from it and would recommend it to everyone I meet, and in fact, do. |
| * What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile? | Yes! Yes! Yes! |