An eye-opening trip to India Past Review
By Meredith Head (University of Wisconsin - Madison) - abroad from 06/12/2016 to 07/31/2016 with
IFSA/Alliance: Pune – Summer in Pune
I gained a broadened worldview and improved resiliency and problem solving skills
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. |
Excellent professor for the class, but internship directions left something to be desired; there were often miscommunications or mishaps that hindered my ability to write an excellent report. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
Some disorganization, but overall helpful |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
Host family was very generous, but treated us like children. They did not give us a key, and we had to ring the doorbell each time we came home. |
| * Food: |
Indian food will always be my favorite. |
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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? |
Very accessible care for Delhi belly |
| * Safety: |
please be wary of overly-friendly or invasive rickshaw drivers. |
| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
Perfect timing and length for what I wanted. |
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? | unsure - perhaps $50? |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Buy the lunch offered by the program to avoid running around during lunchtime at internship. |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | No |
Other Program Information
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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? | I wish I had known anything about my host family or internship placement beforehand; they did not tell us about either until we arrived. |
Reasons For Studying Abroad
| To help future students find programs attended by like-minded individuals, please choose the profile that most closely represents you. |
The Avid AdventurerThe wardrobe you packed was better suited for a semester of camping than club hopping. Outdoorsy, you might forgo a crazy night out for an early all-day adventure. You'd rather take in the rich culture of an old town than the metropolis of a modern city, but for you getting off the grid is ideal. |
