Amazing Experience in sixteen days Past Review

By (Marketing and Nonprofit Management, Northern Illinois University) - abroad from 12/26/2015 to 01/10/2016 with

International Business Seminars: Winter Europe

What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
I was able to gain better views on how companies work abroad and how the corporate culture changes how the company runs.

Personal Information

How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? 1 month - 6 months

Review Your Program

* Overall educational experience

Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc.

* Host Country Program Administration

On-site administration of your program

* Housing:

How satisfied were you with your living arrangements?

* Food:

* Social & Cultural Integration:

How integrated did you feel with the local culture?

* Health Care:

How well were health issues addressed during the program?

* Safety:

If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? Yes

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)

Language

* Did your program have a foreign language component? No

Other Program Information

* Where did you live?

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  • Hotel
* Who did you live with?

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  • Americans
* Who did you take classes with?

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  • Americans
About how many local friends did you make that you will likely keep in touch with?

A Look Back

* What did you like most about the program?
  • Meeting students from all over the US.
  • Visiting five different countries
  • Learning about the different companies
* What could be improved?
  • European Union talk
* What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? I wish that I knew the students who were going on the trip prior to the program starting.