Cuba: When letting go of expectations allows you to grow Past Review
By Aurin A (EDUCATION., SUNY - College at Oswego) for
SUNY Oswego: Havana - Universidad de La Habana
What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
Yes
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 |
The administrator on site had too many responsibilities because she was the head of all the American programs in the US so we barely go to see her. |
* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
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* Food: |
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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? |
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* Safety: |
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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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Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | I think we were informed really well on how much money to bring and what we were going ot do with that money. I suggest students bring $1300. |
Language
How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | None |
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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