Got to live and spend time with Israelis Past Review
By Rebecca H (Near and Middle Eastern Studies., Tufts University) for
Ben Gurion University of the Negev: Beer Sheba - Direct Enrollment & Exchange
Yes, it was amazing. I loved traveling, meeting new people, getting off Tufts campus for a semester...
Personal Information
| The term and year this program took place: | Fall 2009 |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
The emphasis wasn't as much on academic, but the classes were still interesting. Mostly, I focused on traveling throughout Israel. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
Sometimes they were not as available as I would have liked. They also did not notify me of a meeting for a possible internship so I didn't show up and looked bad. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
I lived in a dorm with 3 Israeli roommates--it was great! <br /><br /> It was a lot of fun, I was close to all my American friends but also got to live and spend time with Israelis. |
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We had a kitchen in the dorms and my friends and I would all cook for each other regularly. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
So much fun! |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
Very safe, health insurance was easy to use |
| 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? | Budget yourself, try not to eat out too much |
Language
| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | Beginner |
| Language acquisition improvement? |
I think my language skill improved greatly because of my semester Hebrew course. I got a lot of personal attention and was forced to speak in Hebrew a lot. |
Other Program Information
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A Look Back
| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | Have fun! |
Individual Course Reviews
| Course Name/Rating: |
Terrorism and Guerilla Warfare |
| Course Department: | 13-5-318 |
| Instructor: | Jonathan Fine |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | It was interesting but became boring after time. There was no room for discussion and only lectures. |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | No |
| Course Name/Rating: |
Critical Decisions in the History of Israel |
| Course Department: | 13-5-313 |
| Instructor: | Natan Aridan |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | It was interesting but became boring over time. Again, not much discussion. |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | No |
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Ethnicity and Conflict Resolution |
| Course Department: | 13-5-4006 |
| Instructor: | Guy Ben Porat |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Extremely boring, mostly a vocabulary class. |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | No |
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The Social Epidemiology of Global Women's Health |
| Course Department: | 13-5-4005 |
| Instructor: | Julie Cwikel |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Interesting material but class not structured that well, hard to follow. |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | No |
| Course Name/Rating: |
Hebrew Bet Level |
| Course Department: | 002 |
| Instructor: | Ora Dennis |
| Instruction Language: | Hebrew |
| Comments: | Amazing language course, lots of personal attention. |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | No |
