Paris is Spectacular Past Review
By Susie L (Communication and Media Studies., University of Southern Maine) for
AIFS: Paris - Cours de Civilisation Française de la Sorbonne
I would do it all over again if I could
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. |
amazing experiance, a lot of coursework. I had a French class for two hours every day. And two hour long seminars on Mondays and Tuesdays. But I chose to take a lot of courses. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
France is amazing, very glamorous and exceeded my expectations. Anything I wanted was accessible, although I was in Paris. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
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| * Food: |
Get on the meal voucher plan, because the meal vouchers are accepted pretty much everywhere, that way you do not have to worry about saving money for food. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
Versailes, and Normandy were my favorite |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
Overall I never felt unsafe in Paris, I would walk a lot places by myself and was fine. However there are safer parts in the city, I was living in a really safe neighborhood so I always felt comfortable walking alone at night. However, the metro sometimes scared me I never really liked taking it alone. |
| 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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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? |
Host family, and my french Class |
Other Program Information
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* Who did you live with?
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A Look Back
| * What did you like most about the program? |
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| * What could be improved? |
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