Study Abroad Prague- CEA Past Review
By Mackie A (Political Science, Vanderbilt University) for
CEA CAPA Education Abroad: Prague, Czech Republic
yes it was an incredible experience.
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 0-2 weeks |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
significantly easier than home university, a lot more emphasis on writing compared to testing. The expectations of the students were much lower as well. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
The program was 46 students (apparently it is much larger in the spring), CEA had a large office with a computer lab where you could print things and the staff was incredibly helpful helping students with any issues they had. |
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* Housing:
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| * Food: |
there are tons of restaurants we eat Italian a lot, I didn't love Czech food. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
CEA held various trips to Czech towns and to Berlin and Krakow. They also had frequent events to go to in Prague: hockey and soccer games, opera, ballet, tours, etc. |
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* Health Care:
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| * Safety: |
I felt very safe. |
| 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? | Czech Republic is cheap compared to most other European countries, and the public transportation is good which means I never spent money on cabs. |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | None |
| What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? | none |
| Language acquisition improvement? |
most people speak english, I took a Czech class but couldn't communicate in Czech. |
Other Program Information
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A Look Back
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