Lekker! Past Review
By max s (Massachusetts College of Art) - abroad from 01/05/2012 to 06/12/2012 with
Gerrit Rietveld Academie: Amsterdam - Direct Enrollment & Exchange
Starting to see the world for what it is and less of just the american life. Now i have little fear of traveling. It was quite worthwhile.
Personal Information
| 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. |
Strong enfaces on personal work and progress. All of your efforts are put toward your own work. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
help from head of the department but the international department was very busy. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
lucky to get housing by getting in touch with the international office quick but if not it would have been very hard to find a place to stay. |
| * Food: |
yess they have great food in amsterdam, and the canteen food at school is years ahead of chartwells. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
amsterdam is so international that its hard not to fit in. of course there are times when people speak dutch but you just have to get used to that. socialy i fit in great with my department so all was good. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
i had problems getting my medicine but i never asked the school for help, it was just trouble with customs and the hospitals. |
| * Safety: |
i feel very safe and know where not to go and when. |
| 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) |
its expensive here. |
| * Was housing included in your program cost? | No |
| * Was food included in your program cost? | No |
| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | round 100 euros |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | cook at your place and save your money for the bars because everyone goes out and its expensive |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | No |
Other Program Information
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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? | that i should have started glass blowing years ago. |
