Argentina- a journey that will never e forgotten Past Review
By Jenna E (Integrative bio, University of California - Berkeley) for
ISA Study Abroad in Buenos Aires, Argentina
I learned a lot about myself and got to learn an entire new culture and feel part of a new country.
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. |
Schooling was great. Learned a lot but not too difficult or too demanding. Had great teachers. Since I only took Spanish classes its difficult to compare it to my school here but the teachers did a great job of making the time go by in a fun educational way. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
The program was very well organized planning all of our trips and activities, which were well executed. They had a lot of resources such as tutoring. Really great! |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
Perfect. Family so nice and loving |
| * Food: |
Really good but lots of ham and cheese. Get the steak it's unreal |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
The social life is unreal. People are very nice and it is just such a great social life. Also very cool touristy things to do |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
Dangerous, need to be aware at all times |
| 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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Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
| If applicable, to what degree did your living situation aid your language acquisition? |
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| Language acquisition improvement? |
I lived with a host family so this helped my a tremendous amount. Not many spoke English so I was forced to use my Spanish a lot. |
Other Program Information
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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? | Be open to all. Try everything. See and do everything you can in one day. Get ready to not sleep for a semester, but it's worth it. |
