An amazing summer filled with new adventures and people! Past Review
By A student (The University of Texas at Austin) - abroad from 05/25/2015 to 07/04/2015 with
DIS Summer in Scandinavia
What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
I learned that I can go to a place in a different country alone without doing any preliminary research and succeed while having an incredible time.
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 1 month - 6 months |
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* Overall educational experience
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
I loved my Kollegium, I stayed at ørsund kollegiet in Amagerbro. Always something going on and amazing people to talk to. |
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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) |
Copenhagen is pretty expensive but it's also easy to buy and cook your own meals. Just difficult to not give in to the temptation to eat and explore all the time. |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | No |
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? | Don't fall for PicCell. It's a cell phone service that is kind of a scam. Paid for a sim card with the understanding that I wouldn't be charged if I returned it at the end of the program, sent the sim card back when I got to America and they claimed they never received it and charged me anyways. |
Individual Course Reviews
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Nordic Art in the Studio |
| Course Department: | ART 320K |
| Instructor: | Ricardo Gomes |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | It was a great way to visit museums and experience the Danish culture. We went on an amazing field trip to Arhaus to see the teacher's work at a museum. I participated the same amount as I would have at my home institution. The assignments were really cool, interactive and applicable art projects. |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | Counted towards my Visual Art and Performing Arts Credit |
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Children in a Multicultural Context |
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| Instructor: | Maja Sbahi Biehl |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | This was the most fantastic class I have ever taken. It was so interesting to learn about child development in such an amazing way. We learned about different cultures and how their education systems and ways differed. We had papers that we were required to write about the schools we visited but they were very interesting to do. There was also a 5 day study tour to Istanbul, Turkey which was by far the highlight of my entire abroad experience. |
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