Spain blew my mind. Past Review
By Rocio M (Spanish Ed, Illinois State University) for
CEA CAPA Education Abroad: Granada, Spain
My Spanish speaking skills grew immensely.
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
The grading system was based on a 1-10 scale. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
I thought the classes were to long, and therefore hard to focus all class. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
The host family is supposed to be to practice Spanish and learn customs, but most host familys are just a home with a single woman. |
| * Food: |
Don't stay in a homestay. The food was not the greatest. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
Make as many local friends as possible. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
Granada was a nice safe town. I loved CEA for my program because when I got sick, they helped me out immediately and set up arrangements for me to go to the hospital. Really caring staff. |
| 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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| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | If you plan to travel try and save your money for that instead of everyday spending and shopping. |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | Intermediate |
| What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? | 200 level |
| If applicable, to what degree did your living situation aid your language acquisition? |
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| Language acquisition improvement? |
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Other Program Information
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* Who did you live with?
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* Who did you take classes with?
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A Look Back
| * What did you like most about the program? |
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| * What could be improved? |
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | I thought the program was great, I learned a lot, and had plenty of time to meet new people and go out and experience Spain. |
