CUSCO- Ciudad de la Discoteqa Past Review
By Ryan H (Africana and Latino Studies, SUNY - College at Geneseo) for
Academia Latinoamericana de Espanol: Cusco - Academia Latinoamericana Center
Makes me wanna wanna revisit LAtin America over and over and over
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. |
Workload was not too much at all, teachers were great, the administration was a pain. |
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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? |
only problem was that my host family lied to me about hot water... when i arrived they informed me they didnt have hot water from the shower but after i left a girl told me she figured out which lever to pull to get the hot water... very uncool. |
| * Food: |
uncooked chicken sometimes... good places to eat; Sueno Azul, Chi Cha, Los Toldos |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
programs trips are far over-priced do not use them much less expensive doing them by yourself or outside companies... trips are a serious rip off... but salsa classes and bar classes were fun |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
knew some people who were pick-pocketed but it all comes down to how intelligent you are with your |
| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
No
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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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Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
| Language acquisition improvement? |
spoke spanish with my host family all the time, and teachers and students spoke english because of all the different levels of ability. |
| 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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A Look Back
| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | go if you wanna learn and have a good time and experience an indredible history |
