Seville. Past Review
By Will R (History and International Studies, Presbyterian College) for
Pablo de Olavide University: Seville - Multidisciplinary Studies Program
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Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 0-2 weeks |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
I very much enjoyed the grading system.. (5/10 = C) For the most part the teaching methods were very good-- teachers were very involved in the class. |
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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? |
My neighborhood was good. I never felt unsafe. My host mother was a fun person, but sometimes she would forget that we were part of her job. She would spend several nights out with her friends and not prepare us a sufficient dinner. |
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When our food was prepare it was wonderful. She made us many Spanish cultural dishes which we good and fun to try. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
Seville was very much a fun city to be in. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
I felt safe. I had a bad cold/flu while there and it was hard to figure out the health system and speak Spanish to a doctor and figure the whole episode out. |
| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
No
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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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| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | 100 euros-- even with my mother feeding us-- we had to buy breakfast food. |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Public transport and food. |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | None |
| What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? | 201 |
| If applicable, to what degree did your living situation aid your language acquisition? |
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| Language acquisition improvement? |
I had to use Spanish in the home, shopping, on the town, and at school. I had to speak the language everyday. Some of the students and teachers spoke English, but for the most part the most people did not speak English. |
Direct Enrollment/Exchange
| * Did you study abroad through an exchange program or did you directly enroll in the foreign university? | Exchange |
Other Program Information
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Individual Course Reviews
| Course Name/Rating: |
Contemporary Spanish Politics |
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| Instructor: | Juan Batiste |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Great French- Basque guy. Very involved and funny. |
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Culture and Civilization |
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| Instructor: | Enrique |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Wonderful class- Enrique is an incredible professor and guy. I would recommend him to anyone attending UPO |
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History of Spain |
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| Instructor: | Dan |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Full of information. Funny Instructor. |
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