Past Review
By Sarah P (Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies., Wellesley College) for
IES Abroad Amsterdam
It was invaluable for me to meet people of many different cultures, and talk about differences, but mostly similarities. I hope to go back for grad school because I fell in love with Amsterdam.
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. |
Workload was significantly less, but I found that the group discussion were more interesting because the students were more diverse than at my home university. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
Always available, friendly, and ready to answer questions |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
Funenpark 6-59. <br /><br /> Big studio apartment in a quiet, pretty neighborhood. It came equipped with lots of dishware. |
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I cooked my own food |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
Field trips were okay, but I wish they had tried harder to integrate us with Dutch people or students from other programs. Our program was fairly isolated. |
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* Health Care:
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| * Safety: |
I always felt safe, no matter the time of day. Being on a bike might have helped. |
| 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? | About 70 euros |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Bedding is more expensive than I had anticipated |
Language
| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | None |
Other Program Information
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A Look Back
| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | A self-motivated student would do best on this program. |
Individual Course Reviews
| Course Name/Rating: |
The Local and Global Complexity of Prostitution |
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| Instructor: | Janssen |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | This class was amazing. The professor stimulated us to ask questions and think outside of the box. She brought in interesting and relevant speaker, and she was good-humored and approachable. |
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