Salamanca, Spain was unreal but I made it my own Past Review
By Siobhan B (International Business., Marywood University) for
Travel & Education: Salamanca - University of Salamanca
The differences in the world and how lucky the US is to be where they are with so much freedom. I decided to double major with spanish after being abroad
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
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
workload was very manageable and the teachers true focus was to teach spanish |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
Strengths: They were part of the modular program of the University of Salamanca Weaknesses: Gave no direction, program leader had little knowledge of anything of importance, program was tiny only 6 students, no teachers have ever heard of it |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
Travel and Education housed me with another student from my university in the US, so they showed little regard for enhancing the study abroad experience My host family was amazing |
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too much food, little regard for health problems concerning dieting |
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How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
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How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
No
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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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| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | about 20 euros each week 1500 american dollars total. i bought coffee everyday and shopping was always a must |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | make sure you know what your international plan includes before using your phone. |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | Intermediate |
| What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? | 300 level courses |
| If applicable, to what degree did your living situation aid your language acquisition? |
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| Language acquisition improvement? |
Everyone spoke spanish except for the american students. I had to use Spanish all day everyday as my host family knew no english. Very few people spoke English and even if they did, they very rarely used English |
Other Program Information
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A Look Back
| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | Don't use it unless you want no direction or cooperation |
