Tusind tak Kobenhavn (thousand thanks Copenhagen) Past Review

By A student (PSYCHOLOGY., Trinity University) - abroad from 01/21/2012 to 05/18/2012 with

DIS Copenhagen: Semester

What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?

I loved being abroad. I learned how to plan my own travel trips, navigate, figure out what I really wanted to see. I was able to go to 9 countries, including Russia and Iceland, and travel with some friends that I still keep in touch with

Personal Information

How much international exposure did you have prior to this program?	2 weeks - 1 month

Review Your Program

* Overall educational experience Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc.	The program required you to go to classes every day and participate in field studies in and around Copenhagen. The classes were often taught by professionals, not always professors so they were not hard in comparison to Trinity. There were usually more assignments as opposed to reading and because of the how the semester was scheduled many things would be due around the same time.
* Host Country Program Administration On-site administration of your program
* Housing: How satisfied were you with your living arrangements?
* Food:	I lived with a host family and ate many traditional Danish meals. They eat a lot of potatoes and pork. Being a vegetarian is more difficult with a host family
* Social & Cultural Integration: How integrated did you feel with the local culture?	Because it was such a big program most Americans hung out and made friends with the other Americans. The Danes associated with the program or activities in Copenhagen were used to American students coming and going every few months. I learned a lot about the culture but I did not feel particularly immersed in it because most of the time I was around other study abroad students
* Health Care: How well were health issues addressed during the program?	Denmark has free health care and if you get sick you just have to call the doctor's number on the back of your insurance card.
* Safety:
If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program?	Yes

Finances

* 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)
* 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?	20-50 depending

Language

* Did your program have a foreign language component?	No
How much did the program encourage you to use the language? 0 = No encouragement, 5 = frequent encouragement to use the language

Other Program Information

* Where did you live? Select all that apply	Host Family
* Who did you live with? Select all that apply	Host Family
* Who did you take classes with? Select all that apply	Americans
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?	Copenhagen is an amazing city and easy to get around awesome travel opportunities
* What could be improved?	The program could be made to be a little smaller a lot of the classes were filled with busy work
* What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program?	I wish i knew how much I would spend on travel break and that it is cold the entire semester, even with layers.

Reasons For Studying Abroad

To help future students find programs attended by like-minded individuals, please choose the profile that most closely represents you.	The Outright Urbanite A social butterfly, you're happiest in bustling cities with hip people, and took advantage of all it had to offer. You enjoyed the nightlife, and had fun going out dancing, and socializing with friends. Fun-loving and dressed to the nines, you enjoyed discovering new restaurants, shops, cafes, and bars in your host country.

Individual Course Reviews

Course Name/Rating:	Positive psychology
Course Department:	core course
Instructor:
Instruction Language:	english
Comments:	The core course was not very good. The class talked about the same things over and over again and the instructor seemed to be less well read on other areas of psychology beyond positive psychology. If you are more interested in clinical and psychopathology, I would recommend taking the other psychology core course
Credit Transfer Issues: