Abroad101: Study Abroad Reviews

The experience of a lifetime Past Review

By (Middlebury College) - abroad from 03/06/2020 to 07/13/2019 with

Middlebury Schools Abroad - Middlebury in Florianópolis

What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
I love Brazilian culture, people, food, music, dance, everything! It is so lively!

Review Your Program

* Overall educational experience

Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc.

* Host Country Program Administration

On-site administration of your program

* Housing:

How satisfied were you with your living arrangements?

* Food:

* Social & Cultural Integration:

How integrated did you feel with the local culture?

* Health Care:

How well were health issues addressed during the program?

* Safety:

If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? Yes

Finances

* 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)

Language

* Did your program have a foreign language component? Yes
How much did the program encourage you to use the language?

0 = No encouragement, 5 = frequent encouragement to use the language

Other Program Information

* Where did you live?

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  • Other
* Who did you live with?

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  • Other
* Who did you take classes with?

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  • Local Students

A Look Back

* What did you like most about the program?
  • Brazil
  • Living on an island
* What could be improved?
  • relationship with program director
  • housing
* What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? that I would never want to leave

Individual Course Reviews

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Relações Humanas

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Logica I
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Comments: Very interesting but very difficult to take Logic in another language... given that it is already very confusing in English
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Debates Atuais em Sociología
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Relações Internacionais e Ciencias, Technologia e Inovacao

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Comments: Incredibly interesting content!
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