I want to live there! Past Review
By Jaylyn Kellen (University of Southern Indiana) - abroad from 08/23/2018 to 12/05/2018 with
University of Evansville: Grantham - Study abroad at Harlaxton College
What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
How to be truly independent and be okay with being alone. So worthwhile!
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | None |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
Tough, but rewarding. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
Small class for my semester, so we were not all cramped together. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
I did not personally have to use it, but others talked about it. |
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| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
Being around Americans made the transition so much easier. |
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) |
set a budget! |
| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | just the weekend - $30? |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | live cheap, save well, decide if that thing you want/to do is really worth the price and if you can find it cheaper somewhere else. |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | No |
Other Program Information
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* Where did you live?
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* Who did you live with?
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* Who did you take classes with?
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| 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? |
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | Talk to everybody you're around and make more friends! |
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