PRESHCO Past Review
By Holly B (English/Spanish, Wellesley College) for
PRESHCO: Study Abroad in Córdoba, Spain
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Personal Information
How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 6 months+ |
Review Your Program
* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
The workload was almost non existent, the system in Spain is very different, professors don't give homework which was weird to us, but we didn't mind it. |
* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
Everyone there was great, the Spanish staff who work there all the time are amazing. |
* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
I had a bad experience with my host family. They had never cooked for students before, we were not fed much even when we asked for more food. One student in her application said she was uncomfortable with dogs and not only did they have two dogs, they got another one a week into it. They did not accept us into their home, they closed the living room door all the time. We did not talk to them except at dinner. There was no sense of enthusiasm in this family. Also, they were unemployed and clearly using the money we gave them as profit. |
* Food: |
My family couldn't cook. |
* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
Feria was awesome. |
* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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* Safety: |
pretty safe. |
If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
No
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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) |
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Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | 200 dollars because I traveled a lot. |
Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Travelling is super expensive. |
Language
* Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | Beginner |
What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? | Spanish 241 |
If applicable, to what degree did your living situation aid your language acquisition? |
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Language acquisition improvement? |
In class we spoke Spanish but we did not have very many Spanish friends so we spoke English everywhere else. |
Other Program Information
* 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
* What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | Any student would do well with this program. |
Individual Course Reviews
Course Name/Rating: |
Cinema |
Course Department: | |
Instructor: | Jaquine |
Instruction Language: | Spanish |
Comments: | Fun. |
Credit Transfer Issues: | n/a |
Course Name/Rating: |
Islam |
Course Department: | |
Instructor: | Juan-Pedro |
Instruction Language: | Spanish |
Comments: | Learned about the beginnings of Islam in Spain. |
Credit Transfer Issues: | n/a |
Course Name/Rating: |
Prehistory |
Course Department: | |
Instructor: | |
Instruction Language: | Spanish |
Comments: | was not described well. |
Credit Transfer Issues: | n/a |
Course Name/Rating: |
Constitutional Rights |
Course Department: | |
Instructor: | Ciro Millione |
Instruction Language: | Spanish |
Comments: | Not right for an enhanced class. |
Credit Transfer Issues: | n/a |