The Peak of my Life Past Review
By Jack Flanagan (Middlebury College) - abroad from 09/07/2019 to 12/14/2019 with
UPCES - Study Abroad in Prague (CERGE-EI, Charles University)
What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
I learned about numerous different cultures and learned how to adapt to different societies while traveling Europe.
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 |
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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? |
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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) |
Prague was a very cheap city to study abroad compared to others. |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Get food at the grocery store. |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
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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 |
Czech was a very hard language to learn in a semester. |
| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | None |
| How would you rate your language skills at the end of the program? | Beginner |
| What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? | Spanish 4 |
| How many hours per day did you use 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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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? | To go in with a budget and money spending plan |
Individual Course Reviews
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Global Communication |
| Course Department: | Communications |
| Instructor: | Todd Nesbitt |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | It was challenging and offered many relevant field trips around Prague to areas we would not have gone otherwise such as Radio Free Europe. The teacher was American and ver knowledgable. |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | No |
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