Past Review
By Maura M (Ppl, SUNY - Binghamton) for
CEA CAPA Education Abroad: Barcelona, Spain
I gained a lot of insight about european and spanish culture and saw a different way to live and a way by which i could evaluate my own life style here in the US. And i had a lot of fun
Personal Information
| The term and year this program took place: | Fall 2009 |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
Academics were not challenging but were very interesting and informative about the local area and the history of barcelona/spain. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
Very friendly, but slow in the post-experience department ie grades and security deposit |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
4 girl apartment in a residential apartment building <br /><br /> Old accommodations with many broken appliances and very small compared to other living arrangements |
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i don't eat ham, so avoid spain. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
night life is very important in barcelona, and very very fun |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
went to the hospital with a bad cut and had no issues with the people |
| 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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| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | $1000 |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | the euro is very strong and take that into account when preparing a budget |
Language
| Language acquisition improvement? |
The spanish class gave me a lot of practical knowledge that was necessary to walk around and communicate with local people. |
Other Program Information
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* Where did you live?
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* Who did you take classes with?
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A Look Back
| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | Have fun and look out for pick-pockets! they know you are american and they will get you! |
Individual Course Reviews
| Course Name/Rating: |
Sport and Culture |
| Course Department: | CUL305 |
| Instructor: | Marcos Garcia |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Very interesting, and a great insight on the differences between American and Spanish culture in the sports world. great engaging professor. |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | Not sure yet, takes 90 days for a transcript. |
