A trip of a lifetime that you will never forget. Past Review
By Gavin L Gleasman (SUNY - College at Geneseo) - abroad from 06/25/2017 to 07/31/2017 with
SUNY Geneseo: Traveling - Mediterranean Roots Summer Program
This trip taught me to be flexible. You never know what is to come when traveling but you must make the best of it. It also taught me that there are other cultures out there in this world, and you must respect those cultures and assimilate into them.
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. |
It was a educational experience I have never be apart of before. I was much more intrigued with our class information because we were aught the material in site and could actually see history in-front of us. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
Very beautiful and safe housing throughout the trip. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
The instructor did a great job helping us assimilate to the culture around, but also gave us the opportunity to explore the culture ourselves. This flexibility is what made the trip so much fun and educational. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
Not many health issue but the ones that did arise were handled well. |
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I consistently felt safe no matter where we traveled to. |
| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
I was able to see so many "bucket list" locations and site all within one affordable trip. I gained a strong knowledge of philosophy and humanities that i never knew about before and believe everyone should learn. The traveling within the trip taught me many life lessons and prepared me that much more for being out in the real world. |
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) |
It does tend to get prices when purchasing your own meals, although for what we saw and experienced it was very inexpensive. |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | No |
Other Program Information
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| About how many local friends did you make that you will likely keep in touch with? | 0 |
A Look Back
| * What did you like most about the program? |
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | I wish i knew we were not going to be able to pick our own roommates. We are all adults that go on this trip and believe we should have been allowed to pick our own roommates. |
