Akbe KAKAKAKAKAKAKA! Past Review
By A student (Knox College) - abroad from 12/06/2015 to 12/21/2015 with
ThisWorldMusic: Traveling - Study in Ghana: Music, Arts, Culture
What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
I am better able to identify with people who live very differently from me.
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 6 months+ |
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? |
Amazing job! |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
The staff worked very hard to keep us all healthy and aware of the health risks. |
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| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
I feel like a lot of my experience were something I would not have had access to if I was traveling alone or with friends. |
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) |
Very inexpensive in-country. |
| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | $75 |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | The market is where you re going to spend the most. Be careful what you buy and how much you buy it for. |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | No |
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? | I am much better at haggling and at haggling respectfully. I wish I could have given that knowledge to me at the beginning of the trip and made my money stretch even farther. I also wish I had given more to the local school when I had the chance. |
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