Best 6 months of my life Past Review
By Meg B (Public Relations, Advertising, Applied Communication, University of Hartford) - abroad from 01/19/2015 to 05/19/2015 with
DIS Copenhagen: Semester
I learned so much about my self being abroad and I think I grew up in so many ways! I loved everything about my experience and wish I could live it all over again
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. |
Accademics were some times too hard due to the diversity of the students that were studying abroad also. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
If you had a problem the program administration were always very willing to do with ever they needed to to help. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
I lived in a beautiful apartment with an amazing SRA who was very helpful and turned out to be an amazing friend to me! |
| * Food: |
We were provided with a food card to pay for our groceries to make our own meals and had discounts at many places to eat around campus. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
There weren't too many opportunities to meet other Danes but still felt very integrated in their culture . |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
It was extremely hard to find a doctor to see you while I'm Denmark. You were provided with a CPR card but that was no help in getting an appointment. I was told my doctor couldn't see me until May when I tried to make an appointment in February with a very bad infection. |
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I felt very safe in Denmark at no time did I ever feel nervous or insafe. |
| 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? | $250 |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Try to make at least one meal a day at home to safe money on eating out! |
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 |
I took a Danish class and they encouraged me to use it every day of being in Denmark! |
| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | None |
| 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? | None |
| 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? | When out in the town or city try to use the language as much as possible! Try ordering your meals in that language and any other small easy interaction! |
Other Program Information
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A Look Back
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | None |
Reasons For Studying Abroad
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The Outright UrbaniteA social butterfly, you're happiest in bustling cities with hip people, and took advantage of all it had to offer. You enjoyed the nightlife, and had fun going out dancing, and socializing with friends. Fun-loving and dressed to the nines, you enjoyed discovering new restaurants, shops, cafes, and bars in your host country. |
