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Unforgettable Experience! Go to Prague! Past Review

By (Business, University of South Florida) - abroad from 06/29/2013 to 07/27/2013 with

ESAC: Summer in Prague - Business, Marketing and Humanities

What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
This trip was most definitely worthwhile! You are completely immersed in the culture and need to be self-reliant to get to class or your internship on time. The public transportation is great and easy to use! However, the czech language is not the most easy language to pick up and learn especially in such a short period of time. I had never left the country before, and I have gone back abroad since!

Personal Information

How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? None

Review Your Program

* Overall educational experience

Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc.

* Host Country Program Administration

On-site administration of your program

* Housing:

How satisfied were you with your living arrangements?

* Food:

* Social & Cultural Integration:

How integrated did you feel with the local culture?

* Health Care:

How well were health issues addressed during the program?

* Safety:

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)

Language

* Did your program have a foreign language component? Yes
How much did the program encourage you to use the language?

0 = No encouragement, 5 = frequent encouragement to use the language

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? Beginner
How many hours per day did you use the language?

Other Program Information

* Where did you live?

Select all that apply

  • Dorm
* Who did you live with?

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  • Americans
* Who did you take classes with?

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  • Americans
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?
  • The city's architecture
  • The people on the trip
  • The prices! (very cheap)
* What could be improved?
  • The dorms
* What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? I wish that I had planned out more places to travel to. I did go to Germany, but there were so many other great countries close by that I didn't get the chance to see and wish that I had!