No regrets March 15, 2023
By A student (Education, Webster University) - abroad from 10/22/2022 to 12/17/2022 with
Webster University: Athens - Odyssey in Athens
I got to experience new cultures and realize that we have it pretty easy here in the States.
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | None |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
The professor for my psychology class was not the best. I absolutely loved my human rights professor though. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
They were so helpful with anything we needed. Couldn't have done it without them! |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
I don't think we could've had a nicer apartment location in Athens! |
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Wish I could eat it forever. |
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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
Athens was absolutely stunning, and the food was absolutely amazing. I have been wanting to go to Greece my entire life. I would absolutely go back. |
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) |
I wish I would've known to bring more money in the beginning. |
| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | $50-75 |
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 |
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| 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? | Intermediate |
| What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? | 4 years of spanish in high school |
| How many hours per day did you use the language? | 0 |
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
| * 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? | How much money I truly ended up spending. |
