Immersive learning and urban becomings February 07, 2022
By A student (Economics, Wellesley College) - abroad from 08/21/2021 to 12/18/2021 with
DIS Copenhagen: Semester
What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
I deeply appreciated the immersive component of our classes: we learned by doing and by being. It was by walking around neighborhoods, meeting with researchers, visiting museums, and carrying out field experiments that I was exposed to a wide range of conversations and concerns on economic/social/environmental sustainability, race, gender, etc. Through everyday living and intentional planning on behalf of the program's faculty, I felt supported and empowered to diversify my intellectual interests in a kind and vibrant learning environment.
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. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
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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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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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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? | 50 USD |
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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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? |
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? | I wish I had been more prepared for how homogenous the city was. It was a lot less racially and ethnically diverse than major cities tend to be. The majority of the students in the program were also white. The culture shock and isolation I experienced at the beginning of the semester might've been less distressing had I known that this was going to be a significant component of my adjustment to a different country. |
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