Experiencing France and its culture Past Review

By (Business Administration, Colby-Sawyer College) for

CEPA Foundation: Strasbourg - EU Studies Semester Abroad Program

What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
Yes, it taught me a lot of things which is going to help me in my future life.

Personal Information

If you took classes at multiple universities, list those universities here: Germany and Luxemborg
How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? 0-2 weeks

Review Your Program

* Overall educational experience

Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc.

It was okay!!

* Host Country Program Administration

On-site administration of your program

It would have been great if we were in freshman as we would have know most of the people earlier.

* Housing:

How satisfied were you with your living arrangements?

Location of where we stayed for 3 months was kind of away from town.... but it was not so bad with all those transportation pass and bicycle given to us.

* Food:

Meals provided to us was good.

* Social & Cultural Integration:

How integrated did you feel with the local culture?

excursion to few castles, lot of cathedrals and few more countries.

* Health Care:

How well were health issues addressed during the program?

* Safety:

We were kind of out of town so safety was not so good.

If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? Yes

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)

Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? Around 70 euros/weeks
Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? Don't spend much on alcohol.

Language

* Did your program have a foreign language component? Yes
If applicable, to what degree did your living situation aid your language acquisition?

Language acquisition improvement?

Go and meet people in public places like restaurant or bar.

Other Program Information

* Where did you live?

Select all that apply

  • Host Family
  • Apartment
  • Hotel
* Who did you live with?

Select all that apply

  • Americans
  • International Students
  • Host Family

A Look Back

* What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? Those how loves traveling and meeting new people