Painting in the Culture of Ireland Past Review
By Stephanie M (Drawing and Painting, SUNY Purchase) - abroad from 05/27/2012 to 06/24/2012 with
Ireland Study Abroad Reflections: Comprehensive Reviews of Past Programs
I worked on more technical skills that improved my painting, learned about a new culture and how to live and function in a foreign country.
Personal Information
| 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. |
It was a great way to push my artistic skills, but the work days were unstructured and they could have budgeted hour time and learning more efficiently. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
We always had good feedback, but they did not come on site with us and were not readily available for help as much as the instructors should have been. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
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| * Food: |
It was up to us to cook, no expenses were aided in groceries. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
Some of the other students had issues, but they were able to see a doctor and get the help they needed. |
| * Safety: |
Safe, except the walk into town with the high speed traffic. |
| 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) |
We apparently had cab fare worked out, but our driver missed some days and didn't show up a few times and the fare we would have to pay did add up. |
| * Was housing included in your program cost? | Yes |
| * Was food included in your program cost? | No |
| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | Roughly $200 |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | No |
Other Program Information
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* Where did you live?
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* Who did you live with?
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* Who did you take classes with?
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| 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? |
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| * What could be improved? |
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | I wish I knew more about the climate, that we would not have as many planned trips so i would have planned to travel more ahead of time. |
Reasons For Studying Abroad
| To help future students find programs attended by like-minded individuals, please choose the profile that most closely represents you. |
The Academic or LinguistYou went abroad with specific academic goals in mind; the program credentials and rigor of your coursework abroad were very important to you. You had a great time abroad, but never lost sight of your studies and (if applicable) were diligent with your foreign language study. Good for you! |
