Lots of Spanish speaking and culture Past Review

By (Politics, The Catholic University of America) - abroad from 01/04/2012 to 05/18/2012 with

AIFS: Salamanca - University of Salamanca

What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
Because fluent in Spanish, now look at people differently and more open to people different from me

Personal Information

How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? 0-2 weeks

Review Your Program

* Overall educational experience

Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc.

Not difficult but that was good because it allowed time to travel

* Host Country Program Administration

On-site administration of your program

* Housing:

How satisfied were you with your living arrangements?

* Food:

* Social & Cultural Integration:

How integrated did you feel with the local culture?

* Health Care:

How well were health issues addressed during the program?

* Safety:

If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? Yes

Finances

* 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)

* Was housing included in your program cost? Yes
* Was food included in your program cost? Yes
Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? 200

Language

* Did your program have a foreign language component? Yes
How much did the program encourage you to use the language?

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

How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? Advanced
How would you rate your language skills at the end of the program? Fluent
How many hours per day did you use the language? 10+

Other Program Information

* Where did you live?

Select all that apply

  • Host Family
* Who did you live with?

Select all that apply

  • Americans
  • Host Family
* Who did you take classes with?

Select all that apply

  • International Students
About how many local friends did you make that you will likely keep in touch with?

A Look Back

* What did you like most about the program?
  • Host family
* What could be improved?
  • Food
* What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? Make the use of weekends to travel as much as possible

Individual Course Reviews

Course Name/Rating:

Arabic Influence

Course Department:
Instructor: Alberto Buitrago
Instruction Language:
Comments:
Credit Transfer Issues:
Course Name/Rating:

Phonetics

Course Department:
Instructor: Carlos Cabrera
Instruction Language: Spanish
Comments:
Credit Transfer Issues: