A Great Time! Past Review
By Avery Courts (High School) - abroad from 06/15/2017 to 07/05/2017 with
Broadreach: Program At Sea - Caribbean Marine Biology Voyage
This trip was so worthwhile! I would do this type of trip again! I learned so much from this trip! I had never been sailing before so that was a huge part of what I learned. I also did not know a ton about marine biology before I started so that was another area where I learned a ton about!
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. |
I loved the marine biology class that I took! I thought that the intensity and the rigor were perfect for the experience. They were enough so that we as a group were focused, but not too overwhelming! |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
The boat that we stayed on during the program was so nice! Towards the beginning of the trip, there was a small problem with the boat that we were on, so we had to switch to a new one! I was really impressed by how fast we were able to switch everything on the boats! |
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The food was so good! Everyone on this trip at some point makes breakfast, lunch and dinner which is really fun! There were tons of options if you did not like what was being served! There were also options for gluten free and vegetarian people! |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
We did not really spend a ton of time off of the boat, but I still feel like I had a good understanding of the different cultures from each island! |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
Health and safety were something that was something that was taken really seriously on my trip! I never felt like I was in any danger or not taken care of! |
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(see comment above) |
| 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) |
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Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
Other Program Information
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A Look Back
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | The one thing that I wished I knew was that I should have brought was powdered gatorade. Sometimes the water on the boat tastes kinda funky and putting powdered gatorade or crystal light really helped to take away the taste. |
