Barcelona was awesome Past Review
By Alexandra G (Marketing., Providence College) for
CIEE: Barcelona - Business & Culture
I learned to be more independent and I now know I can live anywhere that my future sends me.
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 6 months+ |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
our program could have offered more classes and at different times. Creating a schedule was very difficult. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
I wish I would have chosen a homestay in order to improve my language skills. Many students choose a residencia so often you feel pressured to chose one in order to not feel left out but I would reccommend to any student trying to learn spanish to live with a host family. |
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NA |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
Sevilla |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
overall very safe city but there is a lot of pick pocketing |
| 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? | plan all your trips in advance in order to know how much money you have to spend for the semester |
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? |
Intercambio, locals, most people spoke english |
Other Program Information
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* Who did you take classes with?
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A Look Back
| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | If you are looking to learn Spanish and get a cultural experience in Spain chose a smaller city in Spain such as San Sebastain, Salamanca, Sevilla, Granada, etc. |
