Past Review
By Avi A (Advertising., The University of Texas at Austin) for
IES Abroad: Buenos Aires - Society & Culture
I wish I was there longer. I had an incredible experience non-academically and an average academic experience.
Personal Information
| If you took classes at multiple universities, list those universities here: | IUNA |
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 2 weeks - 1 month |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
I had some great teachers and some awful teachers. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
The program seemed disorganized very often but many of the faculty members genuinely enjoyed helping the students. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
I stayed in Palermo and had an incredible homestay. <br /><br /> I got very lucky and had a host mother who was incredible and very giving. |
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Good meat and wine. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
Traveling was incredible. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
No problems. |
| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
No
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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? | Abroad is not somewhere where you should withhold buying something you want. You are only abroad once. |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | Beginner |
| What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? | Spanish 4 |
| If applicable, to what degree did your living situation aid your language acquisition? |
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| Language acquisition improvement? |
Dont speak english. |
Other Program Information
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A Look Back
| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | Enjoy yourself. |
Individual Course Reviews
| Course Name/Rating: |
Technique of Tango |
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| Instruction Language: | Spanish |
| Comments: | Very harsh teaching style and not as easy as you would hope. |
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Spanish |
| Course Department: | SPN 300 |
| Instructor: | Tetti |
| Instruction Language: | Spanish |
| Comments: | Standard language course. |
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History of Argentine Poetry |
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| Instructor: | Monteleone |
| Instruction Language: | Spanish |
| Comments: | Incredibly passionate guy, it is hard not to listen to him speak. |
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History of Argentine Environment |
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| Instructor: | Hollman |
| Instruction Language: | Spanish |
| Comments: | This course was organized and well taught as well as challenging. |
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History of Argentine Cinema |
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| Instructor: | Andres Levinson |
| Instruction Language: | Spanish |
| Comments: | I could not understand a word this guy said and the course was very disorganized. |
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