A sweet farewell Past Review

Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc.

The University of Havana was fascinating and despite its education being slightly lower than that I was accustomed to in the U.S., it made up for it in numerous other ways, primarily because it forced/ allowed me to interact with Cubans.

On-site administration of your program

Basically SUNY got me there, supplied me with housing, contacts, a brief orientation, a small travel stipend and got out of the way. They let me be me own advocate with the university of Havana (after introducing me to the people I needed to know) and got out of the way. Their tremendous relationship with the university really helped, but I enjoyed this independance.

How satisfied were you with your living arrangements?

Loved where I lived, but I might've preferred a homestay if I didn't get so lucky as to live with so many great people with such nice staff. That said, I was where I was because of Cuban government regulations.

Breakfast was iffy, dinner was incredible.

How integrated did you feel with the local culture?

They could not have done this portion better.

How well were health issues addressed during the program?

I said 4, but this never arose for me. That said, health care was slow and beaurocratic, but solid.

Safest place I've ever been (outside of Middlebury). Truely remarkable how safe Havana is, its too little discussed.

(1 = not very easy/$200+ on food & personal expenses/week, 2.5 = $100/week, 5 = very easily/minimal cost)

I spent $1,000 in four and a half months, ($1,250 if you include sky diving, but that doesn't seem like a reasonable expense to include).

0 = No encouragement, 5 = frequent encouragement to use the language

I took all spanish courses and there were few foreigners.

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• Hostel

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• Americans

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• Local Students
• International Students

• Traveling outside of La Habana
• Hanging out with locals
• Cultural activities (movies, theater, dance etc...)

• They could give students the option to leave earlier if they want. Program end dates were later than other programs, which I loved, but should be a choice.
• Flying through Toronto to get there and having to pay for a night in a hotel. We should just meet in the airport in Cancun.
• Unsure

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