IF I HAD THE MONEY, IWOULD DO IT AGAIN, WONDERFUL Past Review
By HENRY P (French Language and Literature., Brigham Young University) - abroad from 07/09/2012 to 08/10/2012 with
Brigham Young University: Paris - French Teachers Institute
IT WAS A 100% WORTHWHILE. LIVING IN ANOTHER COUNTRY, SEEING THEIR CULTURE, MEETING PEOPLE, COMPARING AND CONTRASTING MY VOLUES WOTH THIERS. THE SIGHTS, THE FRIENDSHIP DEVELOPED WITH AND WITHOUT THE GROUP. THE PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER, LEARNING THE METRO SYSTEM, APPRECIATING THE COUNTRY. LOVING THE LANGUAGE MORE
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. |
I was always working on some project or homework. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
Wonderful, everything worked out perfectly. I learned a lot about organization |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
Great place to stay. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
I was very happy finding people from France or that lived in France to further y connections with the culture. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
I did not use the insurance in either the USA nor France |
| * Safety: |
The training received plus the safety of Paris were good enough and nothing even close to a bad situation happened |
| 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) |
It was very easy because i loved fruits and bread and a little something here and there to taste it. It was wonderful to live within my means. |
| * 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? | I used what they gave me and split it equally by the days, do not remember exactly. If I spent more on one day I would spend less the next. |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | If we want to save, we should stay totally in Paris and avoid all the trips. But that would be boring and not as much fun or instructive. |
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 |
We were to speak French all the time there. |
| 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 |
| What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? | French 301 |
| How many hours per day did you use the language? | 10+ |
| Do you have any tips/advice on the best ways to practice the language for future study abroad participants? | Try to learn as mach vocabulary as possible. talk to everyone there especially the AFRICANS FOR THE Y ARE MORE TOLERANT OF ANY MISTAKES YOU MAKE |
Other Program Information
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* Who did you live with?
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| About how many local friends did you make that you will likely keep in touch with? | 10+ |
A Look Back
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | I WOULD NOT TAKE SO MUCH AND FOR SURE TAKE AN UMBRELLA AND BE READY TO BE REAL FLEXIBLE |
