Oaxaca: Not Everyone is the Same Past Review
By Summer S (Media and Cultural, University of California - Riverside) for
Mexico Study Abroad Reflections: Comprehensive Reviews of Past Programs
Yes, my overall experience was great and i learned alot
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. |
The educational experience was amazing living with a family is the best way to learn a new language and there were many volunteer opportunities |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
The strength of the program was that i learned and experienced a lot, but the weakness of the program is that they do not give enough information on explaining what you will need and suggestions or tips of things you should have. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
The only thing was that we had to pay to wash our clothes at a laundry mat but the program told us that our clothes would be washed every week and that was false information. |
| * Food: |
Quantity of food was not enough I would still be hungry after we at because it wasn't enough food. In the middle of the night my roommates and I would get up to walk to the store because we were still hungry. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
The trips were lots of fun especially the beach trip |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
Never go any where alone there are a lot of people walking around sometime at night it is not good to walk. It is safer to take a taxi, but never alone. |
| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
No
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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 |
| Language acquisition improvement? |
I mostly spoke Spanish and practiced with my host family |
| If applicable, to what degree did your living situation aid your language acquisition? |
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Other Program Information
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* Where did you live?
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* Who did you live with?
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A Look Back
| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | That when you go you will appreciate the smaller things in life that we take for granted on a everyday basis. |
