Amazing personal, academic, international, and relational exploration. Past Review
By Christina Florakis (Hamilton College) - abroad from 02/22/2018 to 06/09/2018 with
Middlebury Schools Abroad: Middlebury in Kunming
What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
Language skills How to explore How to relate with people places and cultures that are very different and that you don’t understand completely How to love your best life during a great once I the lifetime opportunity How to be in close relations with locals and other students How to work in a group How to balance and make choices between academics and other types of learning How to be humble with everything you don’t know while still trying to learn as much as you can
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. |
Too academic at times and did not push us to interact with locals, instead pushed us to stay in room and study |
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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) |
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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? | Beginner |
| How would you rate your language skills at the end of the program? | Intermediate |
| What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? | Chinese fourth term |
| How many hours per day did you use the language? | 10+ |
| Do you have any tips/advice on the best ways to practice the language for future study abroad participants? | Just speak Chinese |
Other Program Information
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* Where did you live?
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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? | Nothing, I just suggest be determined on how much you want to learn academically and experientially |
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