The Best 4 Months in France (and just about everywhere else in Europe) Past Review

Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc.

The workload was not terribly difficult. If you went to class and spent a few hours outside of class, you would be an "A" student. Professors were often quite direct and did not care if they scared you or hurt your feelings. It was not a bad thing at all, just different.

On-site administration of your program

Vivienne and Sarah were the BEST. I can't imagine anyone else making us feel more at home and helping us with any problem...seriously, any problem.

How satisfied were you with your living arrangements?

before leaving we were able to have a preference on housing. I chose these student apartments and they were in a good location, but not the nicest apartments. Definitely student apartments. Not good for having company. I had to buy a few things, but CEA would have bought me anything I wanted.

I cooked all of my own food, which was great with the daily market right near me. Restaurants were often expensive but some cheap sandwich shops (Paul) were reasonable and delicious.

How integrated did you feel with the local culture?

CEA offered a bunch of cool excursions for us to do around the area such as an olive oil festival and visits to a medieval castle. I also traveled all over the south of France with my family, went to Paris multiple times, went to Morocco, Greece, Italy, Switzerland, Czech Republic, and London.

How well were health issues addressed during the program?

I never felt unsafe in Aix. If you are a girl, you may not want to walk around alone at night, but that is nothing new.

(1 = not very easy/$200+ on food & personal expenses/week, 2.5 = $100/week, 5 = very easily/minimal cost)

practice language with anyone. Most definitely need to use some French, but most of my friends were Americans with CEA. Most people in CEA spoke English.

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