Good times In Japan Past Review
By Blake W (International Relations and Affairs., Rollins College) for
Kansai University: Suita - Direct Enrollment & Exchange
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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. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
Good RAs, not many english speaking administrators. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
Kitchen facilities good, but no students cleaned so I had to do a lot of work to clean it up. Other than that a generally good group with many people I liked. |
| * Food: |
Vegetarianism was pretty hard to maintain. THey don't really have a conception for that. Learning to recognize Japanese names for ingredients and going grocery shopping and get own food really helped. Homestays tend to have the best food I've heard. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
Would have liked more contact with locals. Mostly my fault though. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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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 = $100/week, 5 = very easily/minimal cost) |
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| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | ROllins may give you a meal plan. If so you'll probably be covered from about the end of the first month. Tourism is cheap by bus and you're 30 minutes outside Kyoto so it's 4$ish to get there. For me the exchange rate was horrible, but it was still relatively cheap. If money's a real problem, homestays tend to be easier on that since you don't have to cook your own dinners. |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | Beginner |
| What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? | 202 |
| If applicable, to what degree did your living situation aid your language acquisition? |
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Direct Enrollment/Exchange
| * Did you study abroad through an exchange program or did you directly enroll in the foreign university? | Exchange |
Other Program Information
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* Who did you take classes with?
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A Look Back
| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | I'm not wise enough to give such out. |
