Challenging, yet rewarding Past Review
By A student (Middlebury College) - abroad from 07/31/2016 to 12/15/2016 with
Middlebury Schools Abroad - Middlebury in Florianópolis
What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
I gained a much better grasp of language and a very independent experience.
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
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* Host Country Program Administration
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* Housing:
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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? |
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| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
Middlebury requires you to study abroad on Middlebury programs. |
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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| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | food and other weekly expenses were very minimal, eating in school cafeteria was the equivalent of 50 cents per meal |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
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How much did the program encourage you to use the language?
0 = No encouragement, 5 = frequent encouragement to use the language |
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| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | Intermediate |
| How would you rate your language skills at the end of the program? | Advanced |
| What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? | advanced |
| How many hours per day did you use the language? | 10+ |
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 do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | it will be very hard, give yourself space to not feel like you are failing |
Reasons For Studying Abroad
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The Avid AdventurerThe wardrobe you packed was better suited for a semester of camping than club hopping. Outdoorsy, you might forgo a crazy night out for an early all-day adventure. You'd rather take in the rich culture of an old town than the metropolis of a modern city, but for you getting off the grid is ideal. |
Individual Course Reviews
| Course Name/Rating: |
Politica Externa Brasileira |
| Course Department: | Relacoes Internacionais |
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| Instruction Language: | Portuguese |
| Comments: | challenging, but also very rewarding |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | none |
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economia contemporanea brasileira |
| Course Department: | relacoes internacionais |
| Instructor: | |
| Instruction Language: | Portuguese |
| Comments: | challenging but also very rewarding |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | none |
| Course Name/Rating: |
antropologia da arte |
| Course Department: | antropologia |
| Instructor: | |
| Instruction Language: | Portuguese |
| Comments: | not as interesting as I thought it would be |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | none |
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historia das relacoes internacionais II |
| Course Department: | relacoes internacionais |
| Instructor: | |
| Instruction Language: | portuguese |
| Comments: | very interesting |
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