Best semester of my life. Past Review
By A student (Middlebury College) - abroad from 08/27/2018 to 12/10/2018 with
Middlebury Schools Abroad: Middlebury in Getafe
What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
I greatly improved my Spanish and learned more about the culture of Madrid. It was definitely worth while and I plan to spend a lot of time there in the future.
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 6 months+ |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
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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) |
Food, drinks, and rent added up very fast. |
| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | ~200 |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Limit expensive drinks while out. |
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? | Spanish 401 |
| How many hours per day did you use the language? |
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A Look Back
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | Wish I knew about Takos al Pastor (restaurant near city center). |
Reasons For Studying Abroad
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The Outright UrbaniteA social butterfly, you're happiest in bustling cities with hip people, and took advantage of all it had to offer. You enjoyed the nightlife, and had fun going out dancing, and socializing with friends. Fun-loving and dressed to the nines, you enjoyed discovering new restaurants, shops, cafes, and bars in your host country. |
Individual Course Reviews
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Advanced Communication |
| Course Department: | Spanish |
| Instructor: | Carmen Carballo Sanchiz |
| Instruction Language: | Spanish |
| Comments: | This course did help me practice my language skills. The teacher however was not understanding and her policies were ridiculously uptight compared with my classes at Getafe and the city of Madrid in general. This class was my least favorite part of an otherwise amazing semester abroad and I cannot recommend it to students in the future. |
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