Nice Time in Cordoba! Past Review
By A student (Economics., Wellesley College) - abroad from 01/31/2013 to 05/26/2013 with
PRESHCO: Study Abroad in Córdoba, Spain
My Spanish improved! I think it was a worthwhile opportunity to be more independent.
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. |
In general as many people have already noted, the academic rigor is not very high in PRESHCO. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
I really loved the whole PRESHCO team. They are super nice and available. The trip before the term was great and well planned! |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
I loved my host family! |
| * Food: |
This just depends on your host family. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
Staying with a host family and taking a sevillanas class helped me to feel more integrated. I found it difficult like many other students to make spanish friends, but I don't think the program could do much more. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
Didn't have any health concerns. |
| * Safety: |
I felt very safe in Cordoba. Its nice that the general spanish time table runs later so you feel very comfortable later at night. |
| 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) |
I mean this depends on whether you want to travel, but you get all your food taken care of so it can be quite cheap. |
| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | 5 euros |
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 |
They frequently encouraged us to use the language, but I wish that they had been more insistent in the beginning of the program and in the classes themselves. |
| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | Beginner |
| How would you rate your language skills at the end of the program? | Intermediate |
| What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? | 272 |
| How many hours per day did you use the language? |
Other Program Information
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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? | 0 |
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? | Hmmm, not sure. |
