Awesome Experience That I Would Recommend Trying Past Review

Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc.

I think I learned a lot from studying at the University of Granada CLM. My teachers taught me a lot and being able to learn in a classroom with real Spanish people exposed me to the type of language actually used in daily life. It also required me to not rely on my teachers knowing specific words in english, instead having to explain them. The class pushed me in a positive way and overall helped me improve in Spanish.

On-site administration of your program

Our onsite directors were amazing. They both knew so much about the different things we were doing and helped us learn a lot about the culture and dynamics in Granada. Our activties and excursions were all very organized and a lot of fun, and I think their attitudes and readiness contributed greatly to that.

How satisfied were you with your living arrangements?

My host mom was very nice and made amazing food. It wasn't always that easy to connect with her since she wasn't always in the house, but I enjoyed talking to her and we had good conversations when she was. The apartment was nice too and in a good neighboorhood, but it was a bit far from the different activties we had going on. I would have preferred to live even a few minutes closer since it took us about 35-40 minutes to walk to school.

I really enjoyed the food here. I don't normally try super new things, but I'm glad I did so in Granada. The paella was amazing and I loved the different small foods and tapas provided in different places around the city.

How integrated did you feel with the local culture?

I felt super immersed. There were words we used that were special to Spain and the Andalucian accent wasn't hard to understand after a little bit. We got used to eating our meals later and it was easy to pick up on the things people do frequently, such as staying out late. Our activties and free time were good times to learn about the culture and try to immerse ourselves in it.

How well were health issues addressed during the program?

Granada was super safe. I never once felt in danger or as though someone were going to steal something from me. There were a lot of people out at night, so if we were ever out late we definitely didn't feel as though we were alone.

I think Sol did an amazing job of immersing me into the Granada culture. Between living with a host family and attending classes every day, my Spanish improved by a mile. The activties were amazing and taught me a lot about how different countries live compared to the U.S. Granada is also a city full of Arabic culture, and I got to experience that to.

(1 = not very easy/$200+ on food & personal expenses/week, 2.5 = $100/week, 5 = very easily/minimal cost)

I spent a good amount of money, at least a hundred or more on food and activties I chose to do outside of the covered cost of the program, and the rest on gifts and things I bought for myself. I think if you plan ahead, you may only end up spending 200 or 300, but that's if you have a host family who buys and makes you food. Otherwise, I'm sure it would've costed more to live.

0 = No encouragement, 5 = frequent encouragement to use the language

I used it in class, in the streets at shops and at home with my host family. Sometimes even with my directors or during activties. I used Spanish a lot.

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• Host Family

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• Americans

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• International Students

• Granada itself
• The excursions like to the beach and to the mountain villages
• Having a roommate

• More activities
• More suggestions for things to do on free afternoons
• Shorter classes (maybe by an hour. Four hours was a lot of attention to ask for from anyone, no matter what subject we would be learning. But i still enjoyed classes)

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