China: Different and Insightful Past Review
By Dominick R (Biology, General., The University of Texas at Austin) for
SIT Study Abroad: China - Community Health and Traditional Chinese Medicine (Summer)
Gained greater insight and respect for Chinese culture.
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 0-2 weeks |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
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Strength: Gave a deep and insightful look into the Chinese culture. Traditional Chinese Medicine lectures were done by actual TCM practitioners. First hand experience was gained practicing Traditional Chinese Medicine techniques. Weaknesses: Sometimes there was a bit of language barrier with our instructors since they primarily spoke Chinese and English was their second language. |
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* Housing:
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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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| * Safety: |
The main way to stay safe, at least in my programs case, was to stay in groups and not walk alone 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) |
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| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | The program bought a lot of books for us that were included in our overall program tuition, we didn't really end up using these books. |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | None |
| If applicable, to what degree did your living situation aid your language acquisition? |
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| Language acquisition improvement? |
I was able to practice the language with my class mates along with everyday interactions with the locals. |
Other Program Information
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* Who did you take classes with?
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A Look Back
| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | I think any pre-med student would benefit greatly from this program. Also any students just interested in learning about a new culture. |
