Eye-opening Past Review
By A student (University of the Incarnate Word) - abroad from 07/03/2019 to 08/02/2019 with
European Study Center: Heidelberg - Summer Program in the EU
Better communication with others, especially those that live outside of the US.
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. |
The teachers base the rigor of their classes on the knowledge that students will be traveling often on the weekends/ moderate workload. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
Friendly and approachable. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
It's a dorm room. Clean and reasonable accommodations, unfortunately no air conditioning. |
| * Food: |
Good German food. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
Dive headfirst into a small German town! |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
Very safe area. |
| 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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| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Plan for unexpected expenses. |
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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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? | This is not visiting a country as a tourist. This is living in a foreign country. |
