Tell me more:
Barcelona--what a vibrant and beautiful city!
IES Abroad: Barcelona - IES Abroad Barcelona Center
Program Information
Study abroad in Barcelona—capital of the autonomous province of Catalonia. The IES Abroad Barcelona program provides students with opportunities to learn or perfect Spanish while studying business and liberal arts.
| Provider: | IES Abroad |
| Location(s): | Barcelona, Spain |
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| Website | Take me there! |
Review By:
jocelyn b. (hospitality/tourism mgmt, University of New Haven) on November 10, 2011
Overall Rating
Personal Information
| * Start Date: | 2011-06-06 |
| * End Date: | 2011-07-31 |
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 6 months+ |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
Spending the summer working in Barcelona was one of the greatest experiences in my life. I grew both personally and professionally. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
The IES Intern team were fantastic to work with and really knew their stuff! |
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Next time I study abroad, I won't do a host family. It was fun, just not for me. |
| * Food: |
I worked at a restaurant, so the food was absolutely amazing. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
Barcelona stole my heart--what a vibrant city! |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
I never felt unsafe in Barca. |
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* Home Institution Advising:
How well did University of New Haven 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
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
| If applicable, to what degree did your living situation aid your language acquisition? |
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| Language acquisition improvement? |
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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 did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile? | I loved every second of it. Of course there were drawbacks, but the good far outweighed the bad. |