London Past Review
By Deeltje De Vries (TMO Fashion Business School) - abroad from 01/07/2019 to 02/01/2019 with
FWI Internships Abroad - Fashion Merchandising
i learned confidence and to be brave when you have chances to take them.
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 1 month - 6 months |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
excellent overall experience. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
it was fine |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
staying with three friends, two also in the program, we shared a room, and had our own bathroom with meals in the morning and night each day if we wanted. the tv room we shared with other housemates, and the metro was very close. |
| * Food: |
it was good but we ate outside many days to for variety. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
london is a cultural capital of europe and even with brexit on the news everyday, nobody is closing off or not welcoming us wherever we went, so we enjoyed each day |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
everyone was healthy |
| * Safety: |
we always felt safe, and could take the local lady if we need help with anything, but we were fine alone. |
| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
we would choose the same program and do it all over again for the experience of living in the new city with friends, sharing experiences and travel together. for the new foods, and learning how to integrate into work |
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) |
we applied for erasmus funds last year, and split the budget to one hundred and thirty pounds each week for the expenses |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | No |
Other Program Information
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| About how many local friends did you make that you will likely keep in touch with? | 10+ |
A Look Back
| * What did you like most about the program? |
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | to have more warm clothes |
Reasons For Studying Abroad
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The Outright UrbaniteA 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. |
