y vos que haces? Past Review
By Daniel A (English, History, Illinois State University) for
CEA CAPA Education Abroad: Buenos Aires, Argentina
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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. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
REALLY really great staff who cared deeply about the students both as students and individuals. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
I really hated the residencia staff: Talking badly about students, entering the room unannounced, enforcing rules only on the American students--these problems were daily. |
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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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| * Safety: |
If you go looking for trouble in Buenos Aires, you will find it. If not you'll be fine. |
| 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? | $100 |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | To this day I just don't know how I spent so much money. I think it might be the illusion of the exchange rate. |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | Beginner |
| If applicable, to what degree did your living situation aid your language acquisition? |
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Other Program Information
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* Where did you live?
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* Who did you live with?
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* Who did you take classes with?
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Individual Course Reviews
| Course Name/Rating: |
Intermediate Spniahs |
| Course Department: | |
| Instructor: | Carolina . . . |
| Instruction Language: | Spanish |
| Comments: | Best foreign language course I have ever taken. I learned more in Carolina's course than in four years of Spanish at home. The course was good paced and relevant. |
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PALAS |
| Course Department: | 420 |
| Instructor: | Alejandro Manara |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Great course, really helpful once I got back to my home university as well. |
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