Scottish Culture Through Pubs Past Review
By John D (Physics., Austin College) - abroad from 01/16/2012 to 05/26/2012 with
Arcadia: Edinburgh - University of Edinburgh
What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
Learned about life in Edinburgh and learned a lot about Scottish culture, which btw is awesome. Got some experience living on my own. It was great, but I'm still not sure if it was worth getting so far behind back home
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Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 2 weeks - 1 month |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
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* Host Country Program Administration
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
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Breakfast was so bad I missed it most days but dinner was usually edible. However I ate in the cafeteria, eating out or cooking would have been fine. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
I didn't need healthcare in any capacity |
| * Safety: |
Never felt in danger |
| 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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| * 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? | $75-80 |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Follow your budget, and budget for for everything. Expenses creep up unexpectedly, especially with so much to spend on |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | No |
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
| * What did you like most about the program? |
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| * What could be improved? |
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | Going abroad meant getting VERY behind back home |
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