Past Review
By Emily D (Nursing., SUNY - Binghamton) for
SUNY Binghamton: Juan Dolio - Community Health in Dominican Republic
What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
very worthwhile. I wish we could have been there for longer. It has definitely made me aware that i definitely want to be a nurse and has opened up my eyes of different healthcare situations in low income areas.
Personal Information
How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 2 weeks - 1 month |
Review Your Program
* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
very helpful |
* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
Hotel in Juan Dolio <br /><br /> It was very nice |
* Food: |
Food was good, definitely enough and they gave us water bottles when we needed them for our days at work |
If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
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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? | not very much it was covered by the hotel |
Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | we were informed of everything beyond laundry but we were able to have our scrub uniforms washed |
Language
* Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
If applicable, to what degree did your living situation aid your language acquisition? |
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Language acquisition improvement? |
it helped to be with native speakers but my spanish was good coming in as well |
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? | a nursing student or someone who has nursing skills a junior or senior in Decker and someone who is comfortable in different working conditions |
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