Costa Rica was a different and enjoyable experience for me Past Review
By A student (Undecided, St. John's School, Houston, TX) - abroad from 07/06/2014 to 07/26/2014 with
Study Abroad Programs in Costa Rica
I learned a lot about Costa Rica and some Spanish. It was very interesting to live with a host family
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 2 weeks - 1 month |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
the textbook we got was great. The classes were very conversational and I was looking for my grammar intensive, because I had only one year of Spanish experience prior |
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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? |
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| * Food: |
they bought us peanut butter |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
I got a bite on my toe that became infected. Orlando (the assisstant director) took me to the pharmacy when we went to San Jose. Maria (the program director) was very nice about it, made an appointment and took me to the doctor. tHE doctor's office was clean and the doctor was nice and spoke English. He cleaned my toe and wrote me an antibiotic. My toe was better within a day |
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| 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? | I spent about 100 because I had to go to the doctor, but about 60 per week otherwise |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
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How much did the program encourage you to use the language?
0 = No encouragement, 5 = frequent encouragement to use the language |
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| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | Beginner |
| How would you rate your language skills at the end of the program? | Beginner |
| What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? | Spanish 1 |
| How many hours per day did you use the language? |
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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| About how many local friends did you make that you will likely keep in touch with? | 0 |
A Look Back
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | The living conditions |
Reasons For Studying Abroad
| To help future students find programs attended by like-minded individuals, please choose the profile that most closely represents you. |
The Academic or LinguistYou went abroad with specific academic goals in mind; the program credentials and rigor of your coursework abroad were very important to you. You had a great time abroad, but never lost sight of your studies and (if applicable) were diligent with your foreign language study. Good for you! |
