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Barcelona: lots of fun, but more work
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:
Bryan M. (Romance Languages and Literatures, Harvard University) on January 14, 2012
Overall Rating
Personal Information
| * Start Date: | 2011-05-21 |
| * End Date: | 2011-07-20 |
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
I learned loads of Spanish colloquialisms |
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It was the right size |
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I got sick once but otherwise I was fine |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
La fuente mágica was amazing |
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I felt safe at my hometsay and had a great time |
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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? | We were told to be careful with our money |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | None |
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A Look Back
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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? | Absolutely! |