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It was great, but just go to travel studying gets in the way of seeing Europe a lot
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:
Bryson H. (geology, The University of Texas at Austin) on August 31, 2011
Overall Rating
Personal Information
| * Start Date: | 2011-05-23 |
| * End Date: | 2011-07-08 |
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* Overall educational experience
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The local teachers have no reasoning ability. The American teachers know how to hold an American classroom environment and the locals class room structure is very different than an American is used to .The attendance policies in the local teachers classes are very strict and hold no respect for the American students "they know everything" kind of mentality |
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They do not know the culture of the American and they hold that against you. They were not reasonable at all with certain common situations. |
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(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? | Stay at a home stay. |
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
| * 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 would go back only if I was only traveling. |
Individual Course Reviews
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International Marketing |
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| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | This was a very good course. |
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