Peru: A Challenge to make me better Past Review
By Sylvia D (Global Studies, University of New Haven) for
CISabroad (Center for International Studies): Cusco - Semester in Cusco
At times. It helped me grow up a lot, but I had a really hard time here and had to do a lot of things on my own.
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
Grading system was easy to understand. Classes were easy, didn't require a lot of critical thinking. Sometimes it was hard to learn from the teachers. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
Good at answering questions, sometimes can get confusing, but very helpful. Jennie Brown was good at my school when I went to visit. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
Safe neighborhood, really friendly staff, and had hot water. |
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Only was able to get breakfast, lacked diversity and quantity. Staff was nice though and juice was delicious. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
Some interesting stuff happened in city. Trips were awesome to Machu Picchu, Lake Titicaca, Sacsahuaman, Pisac, Ollantaytambo and such. Volunteering was also fun. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
I never threatened or scared in the city. Stuff does happen but not that often especially if you are smart and aware. When people had health issues, staff was eager to help and get them the attention that they need. |
| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
No
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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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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? |
Most people spoke english, but teachers gave opportunities for spanish immersion programs. |
Other Program Information
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A Look Back
| * What did you like most about the program? |
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | Keep an open mind when it comes to food and culture. |
Individual Course Reviews
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History of the Incan Civilization |
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| Instructor: | Miguel Landa Sierra |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | It was not that challenging, just had to memorize information. Tests were sometimes given at late notice. A lot of power points and basically learned a lot of the information through email. Teacher was nice and wanted students to learn. |
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Contemporary Society of Peru |
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| Instructor: | Carlos Velochaga |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Easy course. Hard to pay attention though, only thing he did was talk or show old movies. Could be interesting if teacher was more enthusiastic and used other materials. |
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