Dancing Outside My Comfort Zone in Africa Past Review
By Katrina R (Theatre, Knox College) - abroad from 12/08/2013 to 12/22/2013 with
ThisWorldMusic: Traveling - Study in Ghana: Music, Arts, Culture
I learned how to be more confident and how to soak up each new experience. I learned a lot about the culture of the Ewe people as well.
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 |
Jeremy Cohen was very knowledgable and extremely helpful and organized on this trip. He made everything run smoothly. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
Housing at Dagbe, the Afia Beach Hotel, and the Anamambo Beach Resort was comfortable. |
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The food provided for us at Dagbe was wonderful. And Jeremy's use of pre ordering food made it so that we didn't have to wait around for meals while in Accra or Anamambo. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
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* Health Care:
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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? | No |
Other Program Information
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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 do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | I wish I had known how amazing it was going to be so I didn't stress out so much beforehand. |
