Barcelona: The best city in the world Past Review
By Danny W (Government, The University of Texas at Austin) for
CIEE: Barcelona - Liberal Arts
It was great. Best time of my life.
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 1 month - 6 months |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
It was great because we were able to focus on spanish and there wasn't much homework. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
Everything was run pretty well for the most part. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
Living with a host family was great, you have your laundry done and food cooked for you. It is definitely the way to go, especially if you want to improve your spanish. You have all the freedom you want too in terms of going out, coming home late, etc... |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
travel a lot |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| 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? | No |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | Intermediate |
| What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? | Spanish 4 |
| Language acquisition improvement? |
Yes I had to use spanish all the time, in class and with my host family especially. |
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Other Program Information
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