Immersive and expansive way to travel, once in a lifetime! June 22, 2022
By A student (Political Science, Middlebury College) - abroad from 01/15/2022 to 05/14/2022 with
DIS Copenhagen: Semester
What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
Gained a lot of independence and self assurance
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
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* Host Country Program Administration
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* Housing:
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
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| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
Loved the freedom and ease of travel the program provided |
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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| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | $100 maybe give or take |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | watch out for the coffee |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
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How much did the program encourage you to use the language?
0 = No encouragement, 5 = frequent encouragement to use the language |
honestly, the Danes switch to english as soon as you try |
| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | None |
| How would you rate your language skills at the end of the program? | Beginner |
| What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? | high school spanish |
| How many hours per day did you use the language? | 0 |
| Do you have any tips/advice on the best ways to practice the language for future study abroad participants? | try to order in danish! i had the most success using it at the hotdog stands |
Other Program Information
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* Where did you live?
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* Who did you take classes with?
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A Look Back
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | Very easy to get into a routine early on, but school work picks up in spring so take advantage during the months where not a lot is happening |
Reasons For Studying Abroad
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The Avid AdventurerThe wardrobe you packed was better suited for a semester of camping than club hopping. Outdoorsy, you might forgo a crazy night out for an early all-day adventure. You'd rather take in the rich culture of an old town than the metropolis of a modern city, but for you getting off the grid is ideal. |
Individual Course Reviews
| Course Name/Rating: |
Ice cores and Ice ages |
| Course Department: | Environmental Science and the Arctic |
| Instructor: | Suzanne Buchardt |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | content, location and field trips, and teachers were all stellar |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | they haven't yet transferred |
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Arctic Geopolitics |
| Course Department: | Political Science |
| Instructor: | Alexander Hviid |
| Instruction Language: | english |
| Comments: | content was engaging and challenging, teacher was excellent |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | credits have yet to transfer |
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Religion and Politics in Europe |
| Course Department: | Political Science |
| Instructor: | Michael Perlt |
| Instruction Language: | english |
| Comments: | content was engaging and challenging, good use of location |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | credits have yet to transfer |
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Ways of Seeing: Storytelling Through Photography |
| Course Department: | Visual Arts |
| Instructor: | Sanne Vils Axelsen |
| Instruction Language: | english |
| Comments: | subject was engaging, teacher knew content well. |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | credits have yet to transfer |
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Danish language and culture |
| Course Department: | Danish |
| Instructor: | Christina Knudsen |
| Instruction Language: | english, danish |
| Comments: | challenging but engaging, professor kept engagement high though danish was a difficult language. great field trips as well. |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | credits have yet to transfer |
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