Experience of a lifetime Past Review
By Malcolm R (Business Administration, Carnegie Mellon University) for
ISA Study Abroad in Sevilla, Spain
Yes totally!! I wish I could give it 6 stars, it was the best 5 weeks of my life. You will come away with so many memories, great friends, better language skills, and experience living in a different culture. This experience helped me develop as an individual. I'd love to go back and now want world travel to be a part of my future a lot more than I did before.
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 1 month - 6 months |
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ISA staff was super helpful and nice. |
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Social aspect was one of the highlights of the trip. Totally loved the kids on the trip and made some great friends that I'll never forget. My homestay family was great and the natives were too. There's something to do every night - we frequented the bars and discotecas a lot. The excursions to Granada and Cadiz made for great weekends. I didn't go to Morocco, went to Lagos instead... so much fun. |
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| 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
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A Look Back
| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | GO! Spain is a great country and Sevilla is an absolutely great place to spend your time in.. it's beautiful, has so much culture, and will keep your interest long past leaving. Living in another country and culture is like nothing else. More specifically, this program was very well run and I loved everything about it. If you do go to Sevilla, make sure to explore the city and make it out to Lagos for a weekend. Travel every weekend if you can. |
Individual Course Reviews
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Intermediate Spanish |
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| Instructor: | Maite |
| Instruction Language: | Spanish |
| Comments: | The level of the course was perfect, classes were very helpful and we learned/reviewed a lot of grammar and vocab that was very helpful. Relatively small class size and good level of interaction + exercises. |
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Econ and Politics in the EU |
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| Instructor: | Javier de la Puerta |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Very interesting material, focused on the history and structure of the EU. Learned about how/why it formed, how it functions, and more. Javier was a great teacher, super nice and he knows his stuff very well. |
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