Exploring a Modern Urban Jungle in Asia Past Review
By Brandon Nguyen (Ohio Northern University) - abroad from 06/30/2016 to 07/31/2017 with
Hanyang University: Seoul - Direct Enrollment & Exchange
Friendships that I can keep with individuals who live all over the world, and finding something that i enjoy, traveling.
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 0-2 weeks |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
Would recommend, classes weren't challenging and plenty of time to explore South Korea and meet many international students |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
Poor direction from the program in directing where everything was and how to register and get to classes |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
Regular Dorm Housing nothing special |
| * Food: |
Liked the food |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
Learned a lot from the culture to the language |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
Didn't have too many problems was healthy the whole time |
| * Safety: |
Extremely safe |
| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
So much freedom and time to do things that you can't do in the U.S with people who make so many memories that you probably cant do it again. |
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) |
3 not too pricy |
| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | $900 |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Eat at whole in the wall places and avoid expensive tourist places |
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 |
Korean people are very friendly to you if you can speak korean and are willing to help |
| 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? | Spanish |
| 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? | At least make the effort to speak the native language, speaking english will get you nowhere |
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? | 10+ |
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? | Speaking Korean |
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. |
