Peru: a beautiful experience Past Review
By Alice D (English and Spanish, SUNY - College at Geneseo) for
Academia Latinoamericana de Espanol: Cusco - Academia Latinoamericana Center
What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
this study abroad program gave me a better understanding of foreign cultures and expanded my curiosity and tolerance
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 0-2 weeks |
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| 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) |
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| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Taxi fees did accumulate at a high rate |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | Intermediate |
| What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? | Spanish 202 |
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| Language acquisition improvement? |
Many of my classmates were American and thus spoke english, but my course was taught only in spanish and many of my classmates were eager to improve their language skills and were open to conversing in spanish outside of class. |
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