Amazing trip that kindled my desire for travel Past Review

By (Music., Knox College) - abroad from 12/08/2013 to 12/22/2013 with

ThisWorldMusic: Traveling - Study in Ghana: Music, Arts, Culture

What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
The trip was absolutely worthwhile. I took a class looking at music of the African Diaspora and it was incredible to put classroom knowledge into action and to experience the oral tradition we always talked about. The trip put me in touch with an entirely different world of beauty and knowledge.

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Personal Information

How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? 1 month - 6 months

Review Your Program

* Overall educational experience

Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc.

* Host Country Program Administration

On-site administration of your program

* Housing:

How satisfied were you with your living arrangements?

* Food:

* Social & Cultural Integration:

How integrated did you feel with the local culture?

* Health Care:

How well were health issues addressed during the program?

* Safety:

If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? Yes

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)

Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? $75
Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? You can always talk down a price.

Language

* Did your program have a foreign language component? No

Other Program Information

* Where did you live?

Select all that apply

  • Dorm
  • Hotel
* Who did you live with?

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  • Americans
* Who did you take classes with?

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  • Americans
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?
  • visiting the local market
  • drumming at Dagbe
  • swimming in the ocean
* What could be improved?
  • nothing I can think of!
* What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? I wish I had known a little more history about the area of Dagbe and the southern area of Ghana in general.