Experiencing France and its culture Past Review
By Jagat P (Business Administration, Colby-Sawyer College) for
CEPA Foundation: Strasbourg - EU Studies Semester Abroad Program
Yes, it taught me a lot of things which is going to help me in my future life.
Personal Information
| If you took classes at multiple universities, list those universities here: | Germany and Luxemborg |
| 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. |
It was okay!! |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
It would have been great if we were in freshman as we would have know most of the people earlier. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
Location of where we stayed for 3 months was kind of away from town.... but it was not so bad with all those transportation pass and bicycle given to us. |
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Meals provided to us was good. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
excursion to few castles, lot of cathedrals and few more countries. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
We were kind of out of town so safety was not so good. |
| 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? | Around 70 euros/weeks |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Don't spend much on alcohol. |
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? |
Go and meet people in public places like restaurant or bar. |
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 do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | Those how loves traveling and meeting new people |
