Alicante Summer: Si Si Si!!!!!!!!! Past Review

By (Organizational Speech Communication, Miami University of Ohio) for

CIEE: Alicante - Summer Language and Culture

What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
yes!!

Personal Information

How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? 0-2 weeks

Review Your Program

* Overall educational experience

Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc.

The grading system is obviously different

* Host Country Program Administration

On-site administration of your program

all of the support from the staff was great it was everything i wanted out of a study abroad experience and more the size was perfect because i got to know everyone fairly well

* Housing:

How satisfied were you with your living arrangements?

i loved my most family more than works can describe they were perfect!

* Food:

i loved everything my madre was the best cook!!!!!!!

* Social & Cultural Integration:

How integrated did you feel with the local culture?

i loved our tour of the bodega also the trip to granada was my favorite i loved granada and we had so much fun and learned a lot

* Health Care:

How well were health issues addressed during the program?

* Safety:

well i never got sick but i though that for the people who did get sick everything was great

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)

Language

* Did your program have a foreign language component? Yes
Language acquisition improvement?

host family, peers, professors, spaniards

If applicable, to what degree did your living situation aid your language acquisition?

Other Program Information

* Where did you live?

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  • Host Family
* Who did you live with?

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  • Host Family