A Learning Experience Past Review
By A student (Sociology and Anthropology., Middlebury College) - abroad from 08/15/2014 to 12/14/2014 with
DIS Summer in Scandinavia
What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
I learned how to be independent and gained insight into how other people live.
Personal Information
| 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. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
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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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| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | The program gave us food stipends. |
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? | Beginner |
| What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? | None |
| How many hours per day did you use the language? | 0 |
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? | 0 |
A Look Back
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | How hard it is to be immersed in Danish culture |
Individual Course Reviews
| Course Name/Rating: |
Health Delivery and Prioritization in Northern Europe |
| Course Department: | Public Health |
| Instructor: | Rune Schmidt and Jan Christiansen |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | The main problem with this class was the instructors. The material could have been interesting, but the instructors were not engaging. |
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Families Without Borders |
| Course Department: | Anthropology/Sociology |
| Instructor: | Katherine Harrison |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | The course was challenging and engaging, although I thought the instructor had impossible standards of evaluation. |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | No |
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Danish Language and Culture |
| Course Department: | Danish |
| Instructor: | Nina Benedicte-Lahav |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Nina was a great instructor, I learned more than I thought I would. |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | No |
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Health Beyond Borders |
| Course Department: | Public Health |
| Instructor: | Siri Tellier |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Awesome class, Siri was great and I learned a ton without it being too challenging. |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | No |
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Holocaust and Genocide |
| Course Department: | History |
| Instructor: | Torben Jorgensen |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Torben has an awesome style of lecturing. It was one of the few classes I've taken where I felt like I was learning for the sake of learning. |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | No |
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