Social Entrepreneurship Study Abroad Past Review
By A student (Marketing., University of Georgia) - abroad from 01/04/2010 to 06/01/2010 with
Connect-123: Cape Town - Studies in Social Entrepreneurship, Semester
I learned very valuable workplace skills from the internship, including how to work on a team. It was definitely worthwhile and I see it as one of the main factors to landing my current job!
Personal Information
| If you took classes at multiple universities, list those universities here: | University of Cape Town |
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 2 weeks - 1 month |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
Very thorough, defined, and supportive curriculum |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
Connect 123 definitely bridged the gap and made sure everything was taken care of for me! |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
Best location in Cape Town. Beautiful and central. |
| * Food: |
I had a kitchen and was able to make my own food. Also had a great restaurant in the building. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
I could have integrated more if I had wanted to, but chose to mix more with the other study abroad members. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
I was able to go to the University health care clinic twice for free. |
| * Safety: |
I wouldn't go traveling around at night by yourself, but that's the nature of South Africa. |
| 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) |
Food was not included, so I paid for food and misc expenses. |
| * Was housing included in your program cost? | Yes |
| * Was food included in your program cost? | No |
| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | $200 |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | No |
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? | I had more time to have fun than I thought! |
