Awesome time in Kyoto, Can't Wait to Go Back Past Review
By Kate D (Math, Wellesley College) for
Associated Kyoto Program: Kyoto - Doshisha University
Yes. I became proficient in Japanese, made new friends, and had a great time. I hope to go back to teach English after I graduate.
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. |
The Japanese classes were great. I just wished my other classes were in Japanese. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
Weakness was that the classes were in English. Strength was that they made it easy with bank accounts and any kind of visa and making travel plans. Administration was very helpful.It was good that we had host families. |
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* Housing:
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| * Food: |
Best food of my life. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
I loved the friends I made and the activities I did with them and at the club events. The trips arranged by the program when we got to stay at traditional Japanese hotels were also a ton of fun! |
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* Health Care:
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| * Safety: |
I felt comfortable walking home a half hour at 3 in the morning because there were people everywhere and Kyoto is so safe! |
| 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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| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Always ask if there are student discounts. |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | Intermediate |
| What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? | second year Japanese |
| Language acquisition improvement? |
Host family. Japanese friends. |
Other Program Information
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A Look Back
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