Big generational gap, students =social + engaged + passionate, A+ environement Past Review

By (Middlebury College) - abroad from 07/28/2017 to 12/08/2017 with

Middlebury Schools Abroad: Middlebury in Valdivia

What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
Learned more of spanish and gained a perspective of chileans and their culture that I didn;t have before

Personal Information

How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? 0-2 weeks

Review Your Program

* Overall educational experience

Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc.

Not rigorous, not very organized and standards of evaluation not so clear. Professors were great and very understainding

* Host Country Program Administration

On-site administration of your program

* Housing:

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* Social & Cultural Integration:

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* Health Care:

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* 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

Other Program Information

* Where did you live?

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  • Host Family
* Who did you live with?

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  • Local Students
  • Host Family
* Who did you take classes with?

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  • Local Students

A Look Back

* What did you like most about the program?
  • Support System
* What could be improved?
  • not a great host family
* What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? Being lonely, tiredness of always thinking in another language

Individual Course Reviews

Course Name/Rating:

Paleoambientes y Cambios Climatics

Course Department: Geology
Instructor: Ana Arbarzura
Instruction Language: Spanish
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