Amazing May 26, 2023
By Carson R (Economics, Middlebury College) - abroad from 01/23/2023 to 05/20/2023 with
CYA (College Year in Athens) - Semester/Academic Year Program
I learned a lot about soceity, people, and life outside of America
Personal Information
| 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. |
The teachers there were amazing and very personable. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
Tried to make a schedule change that would have been incredibly helpful for my credit transfer, and for my ability to stay engaged and achieve a balance between school and experiencing Greece. However, I did not get any help and was shut down immediately. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
I was lucky to be living with some great people and the apartment was very nice. Nothing crazy but I was very happy with it. |
| * Food: |
School provides lunch for free and serves a random meal each day. It ranged from mediocore to pretty good. Food in Greece in general is very good and the prices are incredibly cheap. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
I didn't really make any greek friends that were my age, similar to most people in my program. But i got a solid understnading foe the daily life of the city and got to know some of the restaurant workers. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
Didn't really come across any health related issues or experiences. |
| * Safety: |
Honestly much safer than what I was told to expect. Just don't do obviously stupid things like walking through a park alone at night, or leaveing your valuables in places that make them easy to steal. |
| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
It was perfect, any issues were my fault. |
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 = $100/week, 5 = very easily/minimal cost) |
I could have spent a lot less but the desire to try restaurant made foods, travel, and experience the night life became very expensive. |
| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | 300-400$ |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Buy groceries for breakfast! |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | No |
Other Program Information
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* Where did you live?
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* Who did you live with?
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A Look Back
| * What did you like most about the program? |
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | workload its hard during mid-terms and finals |
Individual Course Reviews
| Course Name/Rating: |
Ancient Macedon to the Death of Alexander the Great |
| Course Department: | History |
| Instructor: | John Kara's |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Possibly the best teacher I have ever had. He kept me so engaged and was extremely knowledgeable about the topic. Only had two assignemnts throughout the semester (mid-term and final). It was reasonably challenging and I learned a lot. |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | Not sure yet. |
