Enjoyed Madrid and its culture, failed to integrate and to make local friends Past Review

Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc.

Not a walk in the park, not particularly difficult. Normal amount of work for a college semester for a humanities student.

On-site administration of your program

Some guidance, could have been more support system. Hard to make local friends. I admit however that many of the shortcomings are due to lack of student initiative and not taking enough advantage of what middlebury is offering us.

How satisfied were you with your living arrangements?

I stayed in a student dorm in a very nice neighborhood. The facilities were extremely clean and well maintained, always felt very safe. Well located. Major downfall: the administration/ bureacracy was a NIGHTMARE. The elevator didn't work for the first two months of my stay, and I was on the sixth floor. Getting them to fix it only happened upon the involvement of a local lawyer family friend.

Food in Spain is amazing.

How integrated did you feel with the local culture?

Spent most time with Americans, but did get to know the city quite well and had some family and family friends in Spain with whom I spent time

How well were health issues addressed during the program?

Felt very safe in Madrid, only normal overall city precations. Took great care with regard to pickpocketing, but never felt physically unsafe.

(1 = not very easy/$200+ on food & personal expenses/week, 2.5 = $100/week, 5 = very easily/minimal cost)

Cheap city. Main money was wasted going out

0 = No encouragement, 5 = frequent encouragement to use the language

Great encouragement, relatively poor application on our part

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