Past Review
By Grace P (Politics, University of Hartford) for
Arcadia: Manchester - University of Manchester
What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
Personal Information
| The term and year this program took place: | Spring 2009 |
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
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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: |
In general, the English are not good with food; beer, yes, but food, no. Also, I'm a veggie so I was basically given vegetable curry every night, except for the times when they gave me chicken which, as a vegetarian, I generally try to avoid. |
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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? |
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
| Language acquisition improvement? |
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Other Program Information
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* Who did you take classes with?
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Individual Course Reviews
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Shakespeare & Verdi |
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| Instructor: | Susan Rutherford |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Bloody brilliant; Susan kept encouraging us to go to Italy and hang out in Verdi's hometown. |
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Practitioners in Context |
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| Instructor: | Ally Jeffers |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Interesting, though I have developed a strong dislike for futurist drama. |
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Expressionism to Epic |
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| Comments: | A fascinating exploration of German culture, though I think the amount of Nazi propaganda I had to YouTube has probably put me on some sort of watch list. |
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