Life-changing - Millsaps in Taiwan Past Review
By Samesa H (Political Science and Government, Millsaps College) - abroad from 05/07/2015 to 05/31/2015 with
Millsaps College: Summer 2015 Faculty-led Programs
What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
This experience was extremely worthwhile and I will do it again because this opportunity to live among different types of people opened my eyes to new frames of culture, philosophy, religion, art, music, politics, and language.
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Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | None |
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
There was a huge language barrier but the difference made the trip much more interesting and challenging. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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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) |
Items and food are so cheap! A full course meal was around four or five American U.S. dollars. |
| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | I only had to buy food, so every week I spent about 30-40 dollars. |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | $300 can take you a long way in Taiwan! |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | No |
Other Program Information
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* Where did you live?
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* Who did you live with?
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* Who did you take classes with?
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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? | I wish I was at least intermediate in Mandarin so that I would have been able to understand what people were saying around me. |
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