Germany knows how things should really be Past Review
By Anna P (Germany, Berea College) for
Speak + Write Marburg: Intensive German in Marburg
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Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 6 months+ |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
The workload was extremely light compared to what I was used to. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
Easy to contact anyone within the program |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
My host family was absolutely amazing. I would not have traded my host mother for anything. She went above and beyond hosting duties and really made me feel at home. We ate together and spent a lot of time speaking with one another. She helped me with my German and speaking with my host mother were the times my German improved the most. |
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My host mother's cooking was amazing. The cafeteria was mediocre. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
They arranged quite a few trips and outings, but didn't not go to many of them |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
My city was EXTREMELY safe and I never felt unsafe walking around. Everyone in my program was insured with Germany's insurance. |
| 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? | Excluding travel, I could have lived on 50 Euros a week, but comfortably with 100 Euros. |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | I wish I would have been informed of mitfahrgelegenheit.de earlier! |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | Intermediate |
| What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? | 300 Level |
| If applicable, to what degree did your living situation aid your language acquisition? |
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| Language acquisition improvement? |
Everyone spoke English, but I insisted on speaking German with my English speaking friends and foreign friends |
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
| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | A student who is looking to learn the language and have a lot of free time |
