You'll have an time when it's not raining in Florianópolis Past Review
By A student (Middlebury College) - abroad from 03/06/2017 to 07/08/2017 with
Middlebury Schools Abroad - Middlebury in Florianópolis
What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
Learned how to live very independently
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 2 weeks - 1 month |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
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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? |
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| 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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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 |
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| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | Advanced |
| How would you rate your language skills at the end of the program? | Fluent |
| How many hours per day did you use the language? |
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? | The program is far less organized than it seems and Florianópolis turns boring very quickly |
Individual Course Reviews
| Course Name/Rating: |
Formação Econômica do Brasil |
| Course Department: | Economia |
| Instructor: | Marcos Alvez Valente |
| Instruction Language: | Portuguese |
| Comments: | Great class |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | I'm not sure yet |
| Course Name/Rating: |
Organizações Internacionais |
| Course Department: | Relações Internacionais |
| Instructor: | Karine de Silva Souza |
| Instruction Language: | Portuguese |
| Comments: | Great class |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | I don't know yet |
| Course Name/Rating: |
Evolução do Pensamento Econômico |
| Course Department: | Economia |
| Instructor: | Solange Regina Marin |
| Instruction Language: | Portuguese |
| Comments: | Mediocre class |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | I don't know yet |
| Course Name/Rating: |
História do Brasil Republicano |
| Course Department: | História |
| Instructor: | Adriano Luiz Duarte |
| Instruction Language: | Portuguese |
| Comments: | Great class |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | I don't know yet |
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