Paris is Best From the Outside Past Review
By Emily Newton (Berea College) - abroad from 08/26/2017 to 12/19/2017 with
American University of Paris: Direct Enrollment & Exchange
What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
Among other cultural differences, I have witnessed a very different medical system while France. This is interesting information to bring back t the US. The treatment of food and drink it also quite different. But the thing I most cherish, was the opportunity to be a foreigner and to learn a new language: it is like being given the oportuity to be a child again.
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
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
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* Housing:
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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
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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) |
2.5 Paris is a very expensive city, and for a student over 26 years old the museums are unfortunately not free, so this should be taken into account. |
| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | $150 |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Navigo Pass in Paris is essential, it is a free way to get around the city AND two hours outside the city! |
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? | Beginner |
| 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? | FR 1 |
| How many hours per day did you use the language? | |
| Do you have any tips/advice on the best ways to practice the language for future study abroad participants? | PLaying sports |
Other Program Information
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* Where did you live?
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A Look Back
| * What did you like most about the program? |
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | The famous Vietnamese sandwich: Ban mie gets its name from “mis” the french word for the soft part of the bread.This is a remnant of the French colonisation of Vietnam |
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