How Morocco Changed Me Past Review
By Taylor C (Political Science And International Studies, Trinity University) for
IES Abroad: Rabat - Study in Rabat
I have always been interested in the Middle East and North Africa but you can't truly understand a culture till you leave there with the people and experience everyday life.
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 1 month - 6 months |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
I had great teachers and my classes were much easier than my home university but they were not a joke. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
very very helpful staff. I did not like the intern, but she was only working part time so we didn't interact with her too much |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
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| * Food: |
GREAT FOOD |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
we had cooking lessons, dance lessons, calligraphy lessons, ect. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
Morocco isn't the safest of countries, especially as a woman, but my program was super helpful |
| 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? | I ate at home almost always and so I didn't have many personal expenses. I just used money for travel which is very easy and cheap to do in Morocco. |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Everything was really cheap so nothing. |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | None |
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| If applicable, to what degree did your living situation aid your language acquisition? |
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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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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? | If you are interested in Morocco then I FOR SURE would do IES. Morocco is not for everyone though. |
