Past Review
By Kristen D (HISTORY., Centre College) for
Centre College: Strasbourg - Centre in Strasbourg
My study abroad experience was definitely worthwhile, I got to travel to places that I would have never been able to visit otherwise.
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. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
Lived with 5 other girls, apartment was nice. <br /><br /> Close to class and the Grand Ile. |
| * Food: |
We did a pretty good job of cooking delicious meals in our apartment. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
Social aspects were great, I loved my group. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
Professor Keffer went with me twice to get medicine at the drugstore, once for pink eye and once for an ear infection. I tried to contact our program coordinator both times before calling Dr. Keffer, but the coordinator was never available, which was quite frustrating. I was also sick with a bad stomach bug on one occasion, and again the coordinator was not available to help, so one of the girls from the other apartment was able to give me some of her anti-nausea prescription so that I would stop getting sick. |
| 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? | I was able to live on about 20 euros, and I saved the rest for travel. |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | I didn't know that I would have to pay to make reservations on the trains. |
Language
| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | Beginner |
| Language acquisition improvement? |
I definitely improved, though I'm certainly not fluent. |
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? | I would definitely recommend the Strasbourg program, the opportunity is unique and I had an amazing time! |
Individual Course Reviews
| Course Name/Rating: |
Art of Walking in Europe |
| Course Department: | ENS 253 |
| Instructor: | Ken Keffer |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Immanuel Kant's Critique of Judgment is pretty difficult to get through, but Professor Keffer made it so much fun and was really great at bringing Kant's ideas down to our level. The walks were also great. |
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ENG 235 |
| Course Department: | Conversations on European Literature |
| Instructor: | Ken Keffer |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Awesome, as a non-English major I got to read lots of interesting literature that I would have never read otherwise. |
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