Grenoble: A great place to hike and maybe learn French Past Review
By Alexandra H (International Relatins and Politics, Drake University) for
AIFS: Grenoble - University of Grenoble - French Language and Culture and Intensive French Language
Yes, I learned about myself a lot but the classes were completely useless to my major.
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 0-2 weeks |
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* Overall educational experience
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* Host Country Program Administration
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Our Resident Director was amazing and so helpful! Sometimes though the school was just not good. I felt like my French didn't really improve and I wish that our classes had been with French students, not just other foreign students. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
I just wish I had lived closer to city center, but what can ya do, my resident director can't place all of us in city center. |
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| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
No
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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? | sometimes clothes are expensive and try not to go out and eat a lot if you host family is willing to cook for you. |
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? |
My host family, at school, and when we went out to nightlife. Many people wanted to practice their english with us so it was hard to sometimes speak French. I also spoke English every time I hung out with another student from my program. |
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