A week in Southern Germany Past Review
By Brent W (Emet, Pennsylvania State University - Altoona) for
Penn State Altoona: Traveling - Motor Heads in Germany
It was a good life experience. I don't think I will be going to Germany any time soon so it was nice to go when I could. The German people are very nice and Germany seems very relaxed no one is in any kind a rush it seems.
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
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
the faculty leaders that came on this trip had a lot of knowledge about the subject that we were studying. Also the coordinator we had on the trip were very helpful. |
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* Housing:
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| * Food: |
food was AMAZING |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
Touring around like the Stuttgart Radio Tower or the English Gardens was a lot of fun. Nice sight seeing. |
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* Health Care:
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everywhere we went seemed to be pretty safe. When we went to Munich a soccer game was being played and the police there were in full riot gear, so they were ready for anything. |
| 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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| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | $400 mostly food and drink it was hard to get use to the money conversion |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | remember the Euro is just about 1.5 dollars so if you see a price and don't think its expensive just add half the price to what you see. |
Language
| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | None |
| If applicable, to what degree did your living situation aid your language acquisition? |
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Other Program Information
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* Who did you live with?
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A Look Back
| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | It was a great time. If money is an issue apply for scholarships you just have to ask someone to get them. If you like cars and want to see how they are made come on this study abroad trip. |
