The Summer in spent at Nanzan Past Review
By Thomas Santos (University of Florida) - abroad from 06/03/2016 to 07/15/2016 with
IES Abroad: Nagoya Direct Enrollment Summer – Language & Culture
What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
I feel I gained a deeper understanding of the people and culture that exists in Japan. There only so much you get from classes at Universities in your home country and nothing is quite like the real thing. Also, some the teachers at Nanzan were amazing. For me it was the Japanese Politics teacher who I would have hour long talks with after the class, because of how interesting the material is. So all of this made the program worthwhile to me.
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | None |
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* Overall educational experience
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* Host Country Program Administration
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
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| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
This program was the perfect level for me. It is hard to find intermediate level classes, most programs are either beginner or advance, but this one fit just right. |
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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| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | ~$135 |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
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How much did the program encourage you to use the language?
0 = No encouragement, 5 = frequent encouragement to use the language |
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| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | Beginner |
| How would you rate your language skills at the end of the program? | Intermediate |
| What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? | Finished the Beginning Level |
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Other Program Information
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* Where did you live?
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A Look Back
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | I wish I had know how hot it was going to be in Japan. I'm from Florida so it gets pretty hot here too, but thinking that Japan would be cooler was a mistake. I brought 2 pairs of jeans that I never wore, and a pair of slacks that would only be wore on laundry day. I wish could have saved that space in my luggage for other stuff. |
Reasons For Studying Abroad
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The Nearly Native or Trail BlazerCraving the most authentic experience possible, perhaps you lived with a host family or really got in good with the locals. You may have felt confined by your program requirements and group excursions. Instead, you'd have preferred to plan your own trips, even skipping class to conduct your own 'field work.' |
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