Past Review

By (Financial Economics, SUNY - Binghamton) for

University of Cape Town: Cape Town - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
Yes. I learned a lot, and it was great to experience living and traveling in Africa.

Personal Information

If you took classes at multiple universities, list those universities here: University of Cape Town
How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? 2 weeks - 1 month
The term and year this program took place: Spring 2010

Review Your Program

* Overall educational experience

Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc.

i took classes outside of my major which were interesting.

* Host Country Program Administration

On-site administration of your program

administration is slow... nothing is done on the internet!

* Housing:

How satisfied were you with your living arrangements?

Lived in a student house. <br /><br /> House was beautiful with a cleaning lady that came in once a week.

* Food:

I cooked it...

* Social & Cultural Integration:

How integrated did you feel with the local culture?

TDL was a lot of fun

* Health Care:

How well were health issues addressed during the program?

* Safety:

Health services there are not the best and safety was a big concern- i packed pepper spray.

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? 50 dollars
Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? none.

Language

If applicable, to what degree did your living situation aid your language acquisition?

Language acquisition improvement?

I learned a lot in my hebrew class.

Other Program Information

* Where did you live?

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  • Other
* Who did you live with?

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  • International Students
  • Americans
* Who did you take classes with?

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  • Local Students

A Look Back

* What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? DO IT!

Individual Course Reviews

Course Name/Rating:

Hebrew

Course Department: SLL1082
Instructor: Tzili Reisenberger
Instruction Language: English
Comments: AMAZING! Best teacher ever!
Credit Transfer Issues:
Course Name/Rating:

History of Economic Thought

Course Department:
Instructor: Tony Leiman... and others
Instruction Language: English
Comments: Challenging for me due to the essays, but very interesting.
Credit Transfer Issues:
Course Name/Rating:

African Music

Course Department:
Instructor: Dizu
Instruction Language: English
Comments: Learned african drumming
Credit Transfer Issues: Best class, very easy and a lot of fun