Costa Rica: PURA VIDA : PURE LIFE -- you cannot understand it fully until you experience yourself Past Review
By Taylor A (environmental science/biology, University of Texas - San Antonio) for
CEA CAPA Education Abroad: San Jose, Costa Rica
i cannot wait to keep traveling, I have fallen in love with latin america and our love runs strong and deep
Personal Information
| If you took classes at multiple universities, list those universities here: | universidad veritas |
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 2 weeks - 1 month |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
attendance was mandatory, which was difficult when you are wanting to travel and are not able to because of rules like this. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
there were times when we were not answered when we asked about our funds and what they were being used for. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
loves my house, cooks were unfriendly and would put away meals WELL before the time they were supposed to, a lot of people went hungry because of this or were forced to used other means to get a meal, which was not acceptable. |
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food was put away and locked up well before the stated time. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
all of my weekends were filled with great adventures. I met a new family and i have made life long friends and travel buddies |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
we were told to stay in groups, if you did this, there should have been no reason to be in any danger. |
| 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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Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
| If applicable, to what degree did your living situation aid your language acquisition? |
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| Language acquisition improvement? |
I used as much spanish as often as i could, i love the language and will continue to grow in it as much as i can .. FOREVER! |
Other Program Information
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* Where did you live?
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* Who did you live 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? | someone who is willing to get dirty, fly by the seat of their pants, explore, and you should not be afraid of going into the unknown. |
