Paris: C'est La Vie Past Review

By (Business Honors, Plan II, Management, Government, The University of Texas at Austin) for

IES Abroad: Paris - French Studies

What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
Overall, loved it; wasn't always perfect but really improved my French and gave me experience living abroad. Always smart to try different lifestyle.

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How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? 0-2 weeks

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* Overall educational experience

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* Safety:

If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? No

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)

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* Did your program have a foreign language component? Yes
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Individual Course Reviews

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History of Paris

Course Department: HIS 362G
Instructor: Fabrice Masenes
Instruction Language: French
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French Language and Culture

Course Department:
Instructor: Veronique Tessanders
Instruction Language: French
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