in love with bcn Past Review

By (Marketing And Management, Trinity University) - abroad from 01/10/2012 to 04/28/2012 with

IES Abroad: Barcelona - Study Abroad with IES Abroad

What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
traveling around europe for the first time! totally worth it!!!

Personal Information

How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? 6 months+

Review Your Program

* Overall educational experience

Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc.

* Host Country Program Administration

On-site administration of your program

* Housing:

How satisfied were you with your living arrangements?

* Food:

* Social & Cultural Integration:

How integrated did you feel with the local culture?

knowing the language helps a lot!

* Health Care:

How well were health issues addressed during the program?

* Safety:

my celphone was stolen twice. be careful in the metro, where they pick pocket a lot

If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? Yes

Finances

* 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)

* Was housing included in your program cost? Yes
* Was food included in your program cost? Yes
Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? 150 euros per week

Language

* Did your program have a foreign language component? Yes
How much did the program encourage you to use the language?

0 = No encouragement, 5 = frequent encouragement to use the language

How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? Fluent
How would you rate your language skills at the end of the program? Fluent
What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? i already knew the language fluently before going
How many hours per day did you use the language? 10+

Other Program Information

* Where did you live?

Select all that apply

  • Host Family
* Who did you live with?

Select all that apply

  • Americans
  • Host Family
* Who did you take classes with?

Select all that apply

  • Americans
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?
  • the field trips
  • activities organized by the program
* What could be improved?
  • more housing in apartments
* What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? more about soccer read a bit more about the places you will visit

Individual Course Reviews

Course Name/Rating:

international marketing

Course Department:
Instructor:
Instruction Language: english
Comments: you could tell the teacher had a lot of experience in the subject and was constantly gaining the students attention with interesting, updated case studies.
Credit Transfer Issues: