Best experience of my life! Past Review
By Charles W. von Weise (Trinity College) - abroad from 06/30/2016 to 08/16/2016 with
American University of Beirut: Beirut - Intensive Summer Arabic Program
I gained a multitude of diffrent skills in
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 1 month - 6 months |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
The classes are what you makes of them, and the resources at AUB are absolutely amazing, specifically the archive. |
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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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| * Food: |
Bliss st. has some of the best Lebanese fast food in all of Beirut and its right next to campus. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
The hospitality is second to none. |
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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
It was unlike any other study away program and it fully integrates you into the local community and Beirut. I was one just a hand full of americans so I feel like I immersed myself much more then my other friends who studied abroad elsewhere. |
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? | I spent around 150 a week as the dinning hall was only open for lunch. |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | If your trying to save money on food there are a lot of restaurants that you can eat very cheaply at you just have to find them. |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | No |
Direct Enrollment/Exchange
| * Did you study abroad through an exchange program or did you directly enroll in the foreign university? | Direct Enrollment |
Other Program Information
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* Where did you live?
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| About how many local friends did you make that you will likely keep in touch with? |
A Look Back
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | I wish I had lived off of campus |
Reasons For Studying Abroad
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The Nearly Native or Trail BlazerCraving the most authentic experience possible, perhaps you lived with a host family or really got in good with the locals. You may have felt confined by your program requirements and group excursions. Instead, you'd have preferred to plan your own trips, even skipping class to conduct your own 'field work.' |
