Beautiful Granada Past Review
By A student (Illinois State University) - abroad from 01/01/2012 to 05/25/2012 with
CEA CAPA Education Abroad: Granada, Spain
Yes, I learned a lot about people and about what in life makes you happy.
Personal Information
| If you took classes at multiple universities, list those universities here: | University of Granada, CLM |
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 6 months+ |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
Very easy compared to classes at ISU |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
CEA was awesome |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
My house mom fed us horrible food and did not like cleaning for us |
| * Food: |
The food we bought for ourselves was fantastic but the food we got with our host mom was awful |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
There is a HUGE american student body in Granada which made it difficult to get to know local people |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
Very helpful |
| * Safety: |
Granada is a very safe city |
| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
No
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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) |
we traveled often and had to buy our own food most of the time because our house mom fed us so poorly |
| * Was housing included in your program cost? | Yes |
| * Was food included in your program cost? | Yes |
| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | between 100-150 euros |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | buy food from stores and cook for yourselves while traveling....avoid restaurants as much as possible |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
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How much did the program encourage you to use the language?
0 = No encouragement, 5 = frequent encouragement to use the language |
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| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | Intermediate |
| How would you rate your language skills at the end of the program? | Advanced |
| What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? | LAN 116 |
| How many hours per day did you use the language? | |
| Do you have any tips/advice on the best ways to practice the language for future study abroad participants? | Live in a residencia |
Other Program Information
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* Who did you take classes with?
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| About how many local friends did you make that you will likely keep in touch with? |
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? | Bring your own deodorant....Spain has bad deodorant. And pencils, they don't like pencils in Spain. |
