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Dominican Republic: Changing the American Dream
CIEE: Santo Domingo - Liberal Arts
Program Information
This program is for advanced level Spanish students who are motivated to gain a deeper appreciation of the realities of Dominican society, and the Caribbean region as a whole, especially issues of underdevelopment, through both academic and internship activities.
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| Provider: | CIEE |
| Location(s): | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
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| Website | Take me there! |
Review By:
Nancy M. (Human Rights and English with a Film Concentration, Barnard College) on July 01, 2011
Overall Rating
Personal Information
| * Start Date: | 2011-01-02 |
| * End Date: | 2011-04-30 |
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | None |
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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? | Very cheap living expenses. I was able to go 5 months in the country on $2,000. |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | Intermediate |
| What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? | Intermediate II |
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Host family, friends, everyone on the street. Santiago is better than Santo Domingo in this aspect because very few people speak English, unlike in the capital. |
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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. |