I will always love Barcelona Past Review
By Liana D (Latin American Studies., The University of Texas at Austin) for
IES Abroad: Barcelona - Study Abroad with IES Abroad
What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
Definitely
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 6 months+ |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
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* Host Country Program Administration
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The program is good, but could do with more culture immersion and more opportunities to meet locals. The staff and professors are great but could be a little more involved with the students. The program could of warned us a bit more of the difference between Spanish and Catalan culture. |
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* Housing:
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
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* Health Care:
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| 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? | Not really, Spain in comparison to other countries in Europe is reasonable. Sometimes it was difficult to keep in mind the dollar to euro exchange rate. |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | Advanced |
| If applicable, to what degree did your living situation aid your language acquisition? |
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| Language acquisition improvement? |
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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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A Look Back
| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | Go with an open mind and try your best to immerse yourself in the culture and to differentiate that from the other American students that may be in the program. There are many that take it all for granted and just go to party abroad. They do basically the same thing they would have done at home, but just spending more money |
Individual Course Reviews
| Course Name/Rating: |
Contemporary Spanish History |
| Course Department: | HS 333 |
| Instructor: | Josep |
| Instruction Language: | Spanish |
| Comments: | Great professor, would definitely recommend any course he teaches |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | No |
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Politics in Spain |
| Course Department: | PO 325 |
| Instructor: | Don't remember |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Professor really knows his stuff, did his best to make material interesting. |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | No |
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