Causal Experience Abroad Past Review
By A student (Berea College) - abroad from 06/02/2016 to 07/16/2016 with
IES Abroad Amsterdam
What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
I learned about Gender in Dutch culture
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Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | None |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
4 hour classes |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
Did not discipline students who broke the rules. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
Wasn't very clean. |
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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? |
Had to pay a lot for medications |
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| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
No
I didn't like the other students in the program, or the Administration who did not discipline students. |
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? | $400 |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Don't spend too much money |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | No |
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? | Which students were planning to attend |
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