3 COUNTRIES 18 WEEKS - INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE November 03, 2022

Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc.

I LOVED the courses I took while abroad. Most of mine were hands on within the culture of my host city. We were able to walk around the city and actively see what we were learning about in class. I thought the courses abroad with generally easier than my courses at my home University and I loved how there was still time to explore outside of class time.

On-site administration of your program

The overall on-site administration was extremely helpful! It depended on which country I was studying in but in most countries if I had questions or concerns, the on-site staff would get back to me with in a timely manner and help me out.

How satisfied were you with your living arrangements?

Overall and looking back I loved all of my living arrangements. This depends on the country you're studying in where there is normally an option between dorm, apartment or sometimes homestay living accommodations. I loved the dorm living because it allowed me to meet more people within my program!

While abroad the food is obviously DELICIOUS and there are so many new foods to try! CIEE doesn't provide much food so the food situation can get a little expensive depending on what country you're studying in. The only country I was provided food in was in Rome, Italy where we got breakfast and dinner provided by the dorm 4 days a week due to the lack of access to a kitchen as residents.

How integrated did you feel with the local culture?

I think CIEE did a really great job with providing the students with opportunities to participate in local and cultural activities! I was able to go to a pizza making class in the heart of Rome, rent a bike in Copenhagen for 6 weeks and feel like a local as well as go to tea time at the British Museum in London. These activities allowed me to be more immersed in the culture. The only "downside" I'd say is every student is American so you don't have classes with other international students.

How well were health issues addressed during the program?

Fortunately, through my experience I didn't have any major health issues or hospital visits but I was abroad during part of Covid which raised some other requirements. CIEE was very helpful in providing resources on where I could get Covid tests, boosters or updated vaccines but it was still all on my individual budget whenever I traveled.

Overall, I felt very safe in all of the countries I was abroad in (Italy, UK, Denmark)! The orientation that CIEE provides before you are thrown into a foreign culture is so incredibly helpful on what you should be aware of in the specific city of your studies.

The CIEE Open Campus Program is such a unique program that I had never heard of before. It allowed me to experience 3 countries and cultures in just 18 weeks while talking fun, hands on classes and making connections and lifelong friendships with people from around the US.

(1 = not very easy/$200+ on food & personal expenses/week, 2.5 = $100/week, 5 = very easily/minimal cost)

I would say I wasn't living on my typical student budget. I saved a lot of money to go abroad and experience as much as I could while I was overseas. At my home university I try to keep my spending down to necessities, groceries and maybe a night or two out.

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• Dorm
• Apartment

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• Americans

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• Americans

• Open Campus Aspect (3 countries)
• Fun Courses
• The Orientation & first day transportation that CIEE provides

• Certain living accommodations depending on country
• The food situation in some of the countries
• Handeling Covid

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