Abroad101: Study Abroad Reviews

Granada, a city to fall in love with Past Review

By (Spanish & Communication, Illinois State University) for

CEA CAPA Education Abroad: Granada, Spain

What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
I learned more of myself having to deal with people or making plans to travel. Grew up a little bit more.

Personal Information

How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? 2 weeks - 1 month

Review Your Program

* Overall educational experience

Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc.

* Host Country Program Administration

On-site administration of your program

* Housing:

How satisfied were you with your living arrangements?

* Food:

* Social & Cultural Integration:

How integrated did you feel with the local culture?

seeing the festivals, traveling to see the cities and being toured.

* Health Care:

How well were health issues addressed during the program?

* Safety:

If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? Yes

Finances

* 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)

Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? food none unless i was traveling i tried to spend less then 50 euros... and personal expenses just varied I tried not to shop but its difficult.
Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? Don't pack much because you WILL shop... granada has so much to offer from buying souvenirs to personal items.

Language

* Did your program have a foreign language component? Yes
How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? Fluent
What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? lan. 116.5
If applicable, to what degree did your living situation aid your language acquisition?

Language acquisition improvement?

my host family, the people I interned with and at school I was able to use Spanish.

Other Program Information

* Where did you live?

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  • Host Family
* Who did you live with?

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  • Host Family
* Who did you take classes with?

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  • Americans

A Look Back

* What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? You have to put yourself out there to try to meet Spanish people.

Individual Course Reviews

Course Name/Rating:

POE
Course Department:
Instructor: Jose Javier
Instruction Language: Spanish
Comments: this was my favorite class of the day not only what we learned but because it was such a small class we were more interactive and he was one of the best teachers I have had all thru out college.
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Course Name/Rating:

Cultre of Islam
Course Department:
Instructor:
Instruction Language: Spanish
Comments: very boring, the class was more on the history, and it was a horrible class.
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