A journey of a lifetime Past Review
By Elizabeth Swan (University of Connecticut) - abroad from 01/15/2016 to 05/15/2016 with
UConn: Granada - UConn in Granada, Spain
What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
Some incredible friendships, an understanding of the world outside of Connecticut, confidence in my language skills as well as performance, comfort in being independent
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 2 weeks - 1 month |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
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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
Granada is an incredible city, very developed yet very historic and cultural and the people are beautiful. It's a lovely learning experience because it isn't a gigantic city and its very typical Spanish in it's culture, I love it. |
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? | $100 |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Save as much as you can so you don't have to miss out on any opportunities because of money! |
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? | Advanced |
| How would you rate your language skills at the end of the program? | Advanced |
| What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? | Span 3234 |
| 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? | Speak it all the time, as much as humanly possible, even with the other American students. You're going to be tempted to speak English all the time with them but it hurts your learning of and immersion in the language when you do that. |
Other Program Information
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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? | Europe is very expensive |
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