painfully beautiful Past Review
By Jenny J (women's studies/pre med, Wellesley College) - abroad from 01/23/2012 to 05/18/2012 with
DIS Copenhagen: Semester
to learn to be more open and honest in my truth,
Personal Information
| 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. |
Classes are not extremely difficult in terms of the amount of work but you still learn a great deal |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
They are extremely organized and helpful |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
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| * Food: |
Food was on your own but when we took our study tours, the choices of restaurants were great |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
Integration was more on one's own desires than actually required |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
Free insurance card |
| * Safety: |
Copenhagen is extremely safe and i never felt afraid to walk home or take the bus home late at night alone |
| 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 = $100/week, 5 = very easily/minimal cost) |
Danmark is expensive and so one's ability ti survive was really dependent on the activities one did and the type of living arrangement that was chosen |
| * Was housing included in your program cost? | Yes |
| * Was food included in your program cost? | Yes |
| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | 20-25$ |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
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How much did the program encourage you to use the language?
0 = No encouragement, 5 = frequent encouragement to use the language |
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| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | None |
| How would you rate your language skills at the end of the program? | Intermediate |
| How many hours per day did you use the language? | |
| Do you have any tips/advice on the best ways to practice the language for future study abroad participants? | Just try to use it as much as possible and reading signs and listening for words you know when people are talking |
Other Program Information
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* Where did you live?
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* Who did you live with?
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* Who did you take classes with?
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| About how many local friends did you make that you will likely keep in touch with? |
A Look Back
| * What did you like most about the program? |
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| * What could be improved? |
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | things may not always turn out as we expect it to |
