The "HOT" trill of Costa Rica Past Review
By amanda e (Marketing And Management, Texas Lutheran University) - abroad from 05/16/2012 to 05/26/2012 with
Texas Lutheran University (TLU): San Jose City - Business and Kinesiology in Costa Rica
i gained a whole new prospective on different cultures, we might speak a different language but we are all still people!
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | None |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
we had the best tour guide imaginable! he was super knowledgeable about every detail of Costa Rica. Other than that the places we visited did give us good information just in a not so exciting way. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
even though some of the housing was a bit rough, it was exciting to get out of our element! |
| * Food: |
The food was amazing! literally the best part of the trip was trying to figure out what we were going to eat! |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
the locals were very hospitable and kind to us. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
thank goodness that no one needed the health care |
| * Safety: |
Costa Rica in the main city looked like a war zone to us, with the houses barbed wired and electrically fenced in! but overall it was safe. |
| 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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| * Was housing included in your program cost? | Yes |
| * Was food included in your program cost? | Yes |
| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | 25 |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | No |
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? |
A Look Back
| * What did you like most about the program? |
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| * What could be improved? |
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | to bring more bug spray! |
