Past Review
By Francesca G (American/United States Studies/Civilization., Providence College) for
CIEE: Seville - Liberal Arts
It was definitely worthwhile. In such a unique time and manner to be able to learn to much and really live in another culture feels great. Being able to walk to class and talk to whoever I wanted in another language was a great feeling!
Personal Information
| If you took classes at multiple universities, list those universities here: | University of Seville and the CIEE program center |
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 0-2 weeks |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
I really liked two of my teachers that really wanted to share their culture with the American students and really loved their job. There was a lot of interesting course material in my other two classes but having a deacher that wasn't excited about teaching made it hard. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
I was in Triana (across the river from the center of Sevilla) with a widowed woman. <br /><br /> I was far from the city and most other students. Also the program didn't tell us who lived close by which would have been nice since I was so far away. The neighborhood was nice, all working class with a lot of pride. The senora was AMAZING and so sweet. I had my own bathroom but I didn't have internet. Her older daughters who are married came by a lot and they were very nice too! |
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She was very attentative to what I didn't want to eat and made great food! She also would make sandwhiches for me when I went away. Local bars and tapas places were all good too though. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
The over night to Granada was GREAT! The farewell party was fantastic too! |
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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? | The pay as you go phones DO get expensive so BE CAREFUL! |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
| Language acquisition improvement? |
The best thing to do is to live in a homestay. I learned the most and practiced the most from my "senora" and her daughters. |
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Other Program Information
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* Where did you live?
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A Look Back
| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | it is FANTASTIC--the program is there if you need it! there are wonderful spanish students that work there too and become great friends, so use them! |
Individual Course Reviews
| Course Name/Rating: |
Mass Communications in Spain |
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| Instructor: | Esther Menacho |
| Instruction Language: | Spanish |
| Comments: | She is an AMAZING teacher! She is VERY experienced and knowledgable while also being young and relatable. She had a fun class and brought us to cool places. |
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Spain's Transition to Democracy |
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| Instructor: | Julio Ponce |
| Instruction Language: | Spanish |
| Comments: | It was a LOT of work and you were expected to read a HUGE textbook in Spanish. His lectures would put people to sleep and he was very difficult to get a hold of out of class. |
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