Exciting,shiny, and adventurous experience in Seville Past Review
By Eugeniu P (Economics and Business, Berea College) - abroad from 08/31/2014 to 12/19/2014 with
API (Academic Programs International): Seville - Universidad Pablo de Olavide
Yes, I confirmed to myself that I can live independently and calculate my budget in such a way, that there's enough food in the fridge and there's some money left for a weekend trip.
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 6 months+ |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
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I really didn't like the fact that at my university (Pablo de Olavide University in Seville, Spain) there was a separate building for all international students. That eliminated all the exposure that one could get from studying at a Spanish University. In all honesty, I felt like I was studying at an American university in Spain, not at a Spanish university in Spain. Also, there were no options of selling the books back to the bookstore unfortunately. |
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* Housing:
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
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* Health Care:
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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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Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
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How much did the program encourage you to use the language?
0 = No encouragement, 5 = frequent encouragement to use the language |
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| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | Beginner |
| How would you rate your language skills at the end of the program? | Intermediate |
Other Program Information
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* Where did you live?
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* Who did you live with?
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* Who did you take classes with?
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| About how many local friends did you make that you will likely keep in touch with? | 0 |
A Look Back
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | I wish I knew that I want to live in an apartment at the beginning. I had to change my living arrangement at the beginning of the program and that took a good week to settle down. |
