Todo Tranquil Past Review
By Melisa Topic (Middlebury College) - abroad from 03/05/2018 to 07/24/2018 with
Middlebury Schools Abroad: Middlebury in Montevideo
How to live in a new culture and create bonds in a foreign language. It was definitely worthwhile.
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 6 months+ |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
Intense course load, but very gratifying. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
Very kind, helpful and informed |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
Incredible host family |
| * Food: |
Great food, quality meat |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
Towards the end I felt very integrated and informed |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
Didn't have any |
| * Safety: |
I felt incredibly safe all hours of the day |
| 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) |
Lived okay on a student budget. About $50 a week |
| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | $50 a week |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Start slowly saving well in advance |
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 |
5 |
| 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? | Lower 300 Spanish course |
| How many hours per day did you use the language? | |
| Do you have any tips/advice on the best ways to practice the language for future study abroad participants? | Just keep pushing |
Other Program Information
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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 could be improved? |
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | Bring less stuff |
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
| Course Name/Rating: |
Photography |
| Course Department: | Communications |
| Instructor: | Leo Barrizonni |
| Instruction Language: | Spanish |
| Comments: | Fun class, learned how to use a camera |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | Not sure yet |
