Peru: An amazing once in a lifetime adventure Past Review
By Hannah G (Psychology and Animal Behavior, Towson University) for
Towson University: Traveling - Tropical Field Ecology, Peru
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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 |
Did not exist... |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
We stayed in hostels, tourist lodges, biological stations, and in tents. We lived with each other. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
We often went out to dinner in the beginning of the trip, and had a bonfire the last night at Cocha Cashu. All of us became incredible close since we were together everyday all day for almost a month. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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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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| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | I only brought 200 dollars to use over the whole trip. This lasted me the Whole time except for the last night when all of us went out to a bar. The conversion of dollars to solles was 2.8. So our dollars went quite far there. |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Just make sure you have enough money for the end of the trip, or else have a debit card which will work abroad. |
Language
| 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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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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A Look Back
| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | Be up for a challenge! you have to be able to wok well with others as well and be willing to get up before the sun does almost every morning. |
