Lifetime of memories in 1 semester January 19, 2023
By A student (Economics, Middlebury College) - abroad from 09/12/2023 to 12/19/2022 with
UPCES - Study Abroad in Prague (CERGE-EI, Charles University)
What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
Found my self post breakup
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 0-2 weeks |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
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* Host Country Program Administration
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
Appliances were poor and room quality was bad |
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None provided but Prague cuisine was geeat |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
Relatively integrated - czech people not overly welcoming |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
Safest city in Europe |
| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
It’s the one I fell in love with |
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? | 300ish if traveling |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | No and they shouldn’t be given - there’s no way you’re going to stretch less than 4000 across the semester. Would recommend just getting a job and working hard the summer before - more money means more travel and fun anyways. |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
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? | DONT BRING MASTERCARD USE VISA |
Reasons For Studying Abroad
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The Outright UrbaniteA social butterfly, you're happiest in bustling cities with hip people, and took advantage of all it had to offer. You enjoyed the nightlife, and had fun going out dancing, and socializing with friends. Fun-loving and dressed to the nines, you enjoyed discovering new restaurants, shops, cafes, and bars in your host country. |
Individual Course Reviews
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Digital Crypto |
| Course Department: | Economics |
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| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Interesting and relevant |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | Idk |
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Economics of transition in central Europe |
| Course Department: | Econ/environmental |
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| Instruction Language: | English |
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Czech |
| Course Department: | Language |
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| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Probably my favorite class purely because of the teacher being fun and engaged. Hated everything else about learning czech |
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Story of Religion |
| Course Department: | Religion |
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| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Interesting and engaging! |
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Urban Anthropology |
| Course Department: | Anthropology |
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| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Interesting field trips but boring lectures |
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