Granada: a real spanish experience Past Review
By jacob b (Political Economy., Tulane University) for
IES Abroad: Granada - Liberal Arts & Language
I'll be returning in the summer.
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. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
Program size was a little over 100. IES administrators were very helpful and competent. I only ran into problems with my university of Granada classes. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
About a 30 minute walk from class site. Amazingly nice and hospitable family, excellent cooking. Really felt like part of the family by the end of the semester |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
Program arranged lots of great field trips around the country |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
Extremely safe city. IES let us know if there was ever an incident |
| 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? | Although I would still recommend doing it, traveling costs a lot even with discount airlines. If you are looking to save money making your own meals is very inexpensive. |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | Intermediate |
| What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? | Spanish 304 |
| If applicable, to what degree did your living situation aid your language acquisition? |
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| Language acquisition improvement? |
Most people spoke english in the program center. I took all classes in spanish |
Other Program Information
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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? | If you are looking for a more traditional spanish city that you can get to know and love in a semester Granada is the place to go. If you don't mind hanging out with IES students a lot the program is great. They plan field trips to Morocco and all over Spain. It is a little difficult to make spanish firends but it can definitely be done. |
