Barcelona-the time of my life Past Review
By Alexandra S (Communications, Pace University) for
CEA CAPA Education Abroad: Barcelona, Spain
What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
Yes
Review Your Program
* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
good amount of work |
* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
great |
* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
I lived in an apartment with a woman from Barcelona. Age 36. Was not involved with CEA. |
* Food: |
it was okay |
* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
i recommend going on all the included trips! |
* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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* Safety: |
Barcelona was an amazing city, safe but you have to be smart. If you are stupid you will get robbed. |
If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
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Finances
* 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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Language
* Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
If applicable, to what degree did your living situation aid your language acquisition? |
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Language acquisition improvement? |
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Other Program Information
* Where did you live?
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* Who did you live with?
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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? | Any and everybody should be studying abroad. It is an experience of a lifetime that will change you for the best. You learn to live on your own without any help of your parents, no matter where they are. I highly recommend this it will change your life! |
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