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My favorite country in Europe, Barcelona, Spain
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:
Kritika D. (Government, The University of Texas at Austin) on December 08, 2010
Overall Rating
Personal Information
| * Start Date: | 2010-05-25 |
| * End Date: | 2010-07-10 |
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | None |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
The staff at IES was very polite and helpful. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
I have no complaints, they were always very helpful. |
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| * Food: |
The staff in the dorm were rude. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
The fieldtrips were very cultural and helpful! |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
watch out for pick pocketing, the staff at IES was always there to warn us and keep us aware |
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* Home Institution Advising:
How well did The University of Texas at Austin 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? |
The residents in my dorm, the faculty, people on the street, friends |
Other Program Information
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A Look Back
| * If you could do it all over again, would you choose the same program? | Yes |
| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | Although I have only studied abroad here, I have traveled in Europe. Barcelona is the best city to study abroad in. Not only is it cultural, it is a good city for college students to have a great time in. |
| * What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile? | The experience was life changing. I feel more confident about traveling as well. I am glad to make such a good friends during this trip and I hope to keep in touch with them. I also hope to keep the experiences I had with me because they were awesome. |
Individual Course Reviews
| Course Name/Rating: |
Intermediate Spanish |
| Course Department: | SP 202 |
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| Instruction Language: | Spanish |
| Comments: | Helped me improve my speaking skills more than writing. |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | No |
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Politics in Spain |
| Course Department: | PO-325 |
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| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | The teacher gave us the reality of the politics, very insightful. |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | No |