Fun time, very good for me personally, no value academically. Past Review
By Luc P (Russian, Central and East European Studies, Middlebury College) - abroad from 02/03/2015 to 05/15/2015 with
UPCES - Study Abroad in Prague (CERGE-EI, Charles University)
I learned how to live autonomously in a city and in new surroundings, as well as how to travel. If I could do it all again I would've taken a language and gone to a country that spoke that language.
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 0-2 weeks |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
Relative to Middlebury classes these classes were a little bit ridiculous in how easy they were. To be honest, that made for a much better experience though. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
If you don't speak the language you will never really integrate with the local culture and people. It is impossible. Being in Prague 1 only made it worse as there are Americans everywhere |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
N/A... We never needed health care. |
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Prague felt very safe. Never had any problems. |
| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
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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) |
Very easily. Prague is cheap. |
| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | 250 USD |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Don't go to London. |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | None |
| How would you rate your language skills at the end of the program? | None |
| What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? | In Czech none |
| How many hours per day did you use the language? | 0 |
| Do you have any tips/advice on the best ways to practice the language for future study abroad participants? | Czech is a nice symbolic class to take but it is pretty much useless for the program. |
Other Program Information
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A Look Back
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | The Czech language... |
Individual Course Reviews
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Visual Culture and Socialism |
| Course Department: | Sociology |
| Instructor: | Blanka Nyklova |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Everything about this class was terrible. |
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