Granada stole my heart, so i will return to keep it where it belongs! Past Review
By Melissa T (Speech and Language Pathology, Illinois State University) for
CEA CAPA Education Abroad: Granada, Spain
Definitely! I have encouraged my entire family to do it when they are in college. One thing i can say is that although I believed to have great knowledge about different cultures, one can never stop learning. I was able to visit other countries and learn of their culture too! You are not limited to the country you visit.
Personal Information
| 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. |
It is different being graded on only two exams for a semester. My classes were alright but I felt my GPA dropped because of different teaching methods and teachers did not think notes were "Spanish" they said only Americans took notes. It was hard trying to then study for classes. It upset me that I may have not done as well as I could have and not because did not put time inot class because I only missed 2 classes throughout the semester. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
I liked our program. Very open to our suggestions. Our coordinators were very helpful. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
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Very safe, felt safer than at my home institution. Well lit city, police present friendly 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? | about 100 euro |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | I would say BUDGET from day 1. I wrote down my expenses in first few weeks and calculated if i would be able to survive or not. |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | Fluent |
| If applicable, to what degree did your living situation aid your language acquisition? |
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| Language acquisition improvement? |
I would practice the most with my host family. I used it everyday. Some people spoke English. |
Other Program Information
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A Look Back
| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | Granada is a wonderful city for students studying anything from Spanish language and culture to art, architecture, arabic studies, history, etc. |
