Really Great Experience, but Specific School Program Held Me Back Past Review
By Mackenzie (Colorado State University) - abroad from 01/24/2019 to 05/12/2019 with
CEA CAPA Education Abroad: Aix-en-Provence, France
What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
I learned a lot about myself and about others, taught me to appreciate my own culture as well as other cultures, more.
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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:
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
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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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| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | about $100 |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Don't spend it all at once, and think about what you're going to want to spend it on before you travel. If you stick to a plan, you shouldn't have any trouble. |
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? | Intermediate |
| 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? | 201 |
| How many hours per day did you use the language? | |
| Do you have any tips/advice on the best ways to practice the language for future study abroad participants? | Practice speaking as much as you can. With French, at least, being able to write and read is much different that being able to speak it. |
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 do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | That you don't HAVE to do all the typical study abroad things, it's not about trying to show everyone what you did, it's an experience for you that you should enjoy and feel comfortable with, however you see fit. |
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