Past Review
By Peter L (HISTORY., Providence College) for
CIEE: Paris - French And Critical Studies
What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
I loved it. Im so happy I went abroad. I missed Providence sometimes while i was abroad but going abroad was one of the best experiences of my life. All the teachers and kids were great and I created life long friendships while abroad.
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 2 weeks - 1 month |
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
I learned more french in 5 months than all of school so far. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
lIved in the 20th arrondissment with an old lady named Esmerelda who was very nice. <br /><br /> |
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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? | Spend what you want because you ll never really experience this ever again. Make it worth it. |
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? |
Spoke french at school and with my host family. |
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Post War France |
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| Instructor: | Arun Kapil |
| Instruction Language: | English |
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French Phonetics |
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| Instructor: | Ann Marie |
| Instruction Language: | French |
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Avant Garde Art |
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| Instructor: | Nicolas |
| Instruction Language: | English |
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Grammar |
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| Instructor: | Veronique |
| Instruction Language: | French |
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Paris Collage |
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| Instructor: | Tilley |
| Instruction Language: | English |
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Conversation |
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| Instructor: | Lucie |
| Instruction Language: | French |
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