amazing Past Review
By dani.dollar (Classical Studies, University of Texas - San Antonio) - abroad from 06/08/2012 to 07/08/2012 with
University of Texas - San Antonio: Siena - Summer Faculty-Led Program, The Classical World - Anthropology, Art & Culture
travel and knowledge of beong able to see the places that we were learning in the class room made the topic more intresting. Yes, this was very worthwhile
Personal Information
| If you took classes at multiple universities, list those universities here: | Just at the University of Siena |
| 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 |
Francessa was so very helpful to us during out stay! |
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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? |
it was easy to forget that we were in a different country, even though we knew we were. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
i didn't have any health care issues |
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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) |
it was easy enough to keep track of my money, and easily to get to when i needed some |
| * Was housing included in your program cost? | Yes |
| * Was food included in your program cost? | Yes |
| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | 50 euros a week |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | keep the exchange rate in mind. Your pulling out more money than you think tou are |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | No |
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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 |
it wasn't required for us to learn the language. |
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? | 0 |
A Look Back
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | i wish i kept the exchange rate in mind. I wish I had just a little more time there too |
