Past Review
By Nelson M (Government, New Mexico State University) for
BridgeAbroad: Buenos Aires - Intensive Spanish Language
Personal Information
| If you took classes at multiple universities, list those universities here: | New Mexico State University |
| The term and year this program took place: | Summer 2009 |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
The reason I gave this 5 globes is because the everall experience I had with BridgeArgentina was fabulous. From the service of the people that work there to the actual learning methods and teachers that instruct there, the entire experience was great. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
Bruno was the man. He was so nice and honestly just wanted us to be happy and learn at his school. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
I liked my host mom, but she smoked cigarettes and it hurt my lungs because of the second hand smoking. |
| * Food: |
great food everywhere. parilla and empanadas were great. and the wine! There is a great macrobiotic place to eat that is delicious and it's called Casa de Osahawa. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
Great. It was kind of hard to meet many people outside of the people at BridgeArgentina (which did help a lot). |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
I felt safe for sure, but I did get sick on the trip. However, I did not go see anybody for help, thus I can't blame anyone for not helping. I'm sure they would have been great. |
| 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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| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Okay, but like I said you ahve to have a passport so that gets very annoying. Also, the banks are only open about 4 hours a day. |
Language
| Language acquisition improvement? |
The only reason I did not give this the full 5 globes is because I was only there for 2 weeks. I love the method of learning - that there is no english-speaking in the classroom and that the teachers are never condemning in the least bit. |
A Look Back
| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | Get to know other people and be willing to go out on a limb to do so. Also, go to a futbol game. |
