Discovering Berlin: Socially and Academically Past Review
By Maya B (Biosystems Engineering, University of Kentucky) for
FUBiS - International Summer and Winter University
I love it. It's help me become more patient and accepting towards others. As well, I don't care as much about the little things, I'm happy and content with who I am and what I have to offer to myself and others.
Personal Information
| If you took classes at multiple universities, list those universities here: | German Language and German History |
| 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. |
It was an amazing experience, I just wish I would have been able to travel outside of Berlin more. Our program had lots of things planned for us on the weekends, so it was hard to travel. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
Strengths -- Well organized Weaknesses -- Everything was already planned, so it wasn't really what we wanted to do, more so what they wanted us to experience. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
If we were able to be housed with other Germans then I think my language would have improved. The hotel we stayed in was very nice, almost too nice. We got in trouble a lot for congregating in the lobby because it was very "unprofessional." When we simply wanted to play a gamr of cards. |
| * Food: |
It got old after a while. It was good though. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
I loved traveling around and shopping. It was a great way to practice my German. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
Our tutors were with us almost all the time at the beginning to make sure we knew what was going on. After a while they weren't there as much, so we had to depend on ourselves to figure things out. |
| 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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Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
| If applicable, to what degree did your living situation aid your language acquisition? |
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| Language acquisition improvement? |
The program was aimed to help people just explore a new culture, none of the members of my group (including myself) had any prior knowledge of German. |
Direct Enrollment/Exchange
| * Did you study abroad through an exchange program or did you directly enroll in the foreign university? | Direct Enrollment |
Other Program Information
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* Where did you live?
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* Who did you live with?
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A Look Back
| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | Do some research about the customs of the people. Don't just go off what you hear because a lot of it isn't true. |
