A great time in Argentina Past Review
By Carmen (non university student) - abroad from 07/02/2019 to 08/29/2019 with
The Experiment: Argentina - Community Service and the Great Outdoors
What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
It was definitely worthwhile! I gained a new perspective and lots of cultural learning
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 0-2 weeks |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
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* Host Country Program Administration
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* Housing:
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
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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) |
Irrelevant -- the Experiment paid for food and spending money was gifts from family and friends, so I wasn't on a student budget. |
| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | The equivalent of about 20 USD |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Do some research about the conversion rate and how much things cost before you go |
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? | Fluent |
| How would you rate your language skills at the end of the program? | Fluent |
| What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? | 12 years in school -- 2 years of full immersion, 5 of alternating between English days and Spanish days, and 5 years of taking Spanish A Language and Literature |
| How many hours per day did you use the language? | |
| Do you have any tips/advice on the best ways to practice the language for future study abroad participants? | Just get into it! Don't worry about speaking perfectly -- you'll learn more if you try to speak as much as you can, regardless of your speaking ability |
Other Program Information
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* Where did you live?
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A Look Back
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | That you don't need to worry about the language -- people were very understanding when members of the group didn't speak Spanish very well, and we were always able to find a way to communicate |
Reasons For Studying Abroad
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The Nearly Native or Trail BlazerCraving the most authentic experience possible, perhaps you lived with a host family or really got in good with the locals. You may have felt confined by your program requirements and group excursions. Instead, you'd have preferred to plan your own trips, even skipping class to conduct your own 'field work.' |
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