My Second Home Past Review

Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc.

The University of Nicosia was very accommodating. Coming from a larger university to UNIC which had about 4,000 students, I liked the smaller campus feel. My teachers were really nice and easy going. While my classes were easier than my classes here at Clemson, I think that is due more to the cultural differences (the U.S. stresses more HW and more tests whereas in Europe it seems they only give very few assignments/tests.)

On-site administration of your program

Laura and Sakis were awesome. We were all convinced that Sakis was an undercover spy with his leather jacket and we loved Laura's style : ) Every time we all got together for group excursions we all had very much fun!

How satisfied were you with your living arrangements?

I loved my apartment! Just everything about it - the layout, the openness, our three balconies, how if we opened the windows the air flowed through it. I also loved all my roommates. Somehow the random assignments worked out perfectly and made my experience so much better.

UNIC's food is delicious - so much better than my homeschool food I hate to admit. The culinary students cook it fresh everyday and it is like a home cooked meal. Also, I love the coffee in Cyprus! Having our own kitchen was really nice too because it kept costs down and the grocery store and open markets were really convenient and cheap.

How integrated did you feel with the local culture?

I took a Greek Language class and that made me feel closer with the local culture. Traveling to less touristy areas also made me feel more integrated with the culture too.

How well were health issues addressed during the program?

I visited the Hippocrateon hospital twice to have my migraine medicine refilled and because I was ill one time. Both visits were very easy and I walked to the hospital both times and only cost me $50 per visit. I still need to send my insurance form in to GLS. My medicine was more expensive than it is at home but it was easier to purchase at the pharmacy.

Cyprus is so safe! I never felt unsafe! The only time I felt unsafe is when I traveled on my own account to Amsterdam, and the only "incident" that happened to me is that I had someone steal 40 euros out of my purse on a boat party in Cyprus. To be honest, I should have not brought that much money with me and kept a better eye on my purse though.

It was not what I expected but of course so much better. I want to go back to Cyprus because it would be like going back to my second home.

(1 = not very easy/$200+ on food & personal expenses/week, 2.5 = $100/week, 5 = very easily/minimal cost)

On average, I spent about $110 a week. During spring break, I traveled around Europe for 3 weeks, and I definitely racked up a credit card bill then, but in Cyprus I lived very easily. What really got me was spending money on taxis because bus 123 stopped running so early.

0 = No encouragement, 5 = frequent encouragement to use the language

I talked to Cypriots in Greek.

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• Apartment

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• Americans

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• Local Students
• Americans
• International Students

• People - both American and International students
• Learning Greek
• Spring Break Trip around Europe with my roommates

• Transportion - hard/expensive to get to certain parts of island
• On excursions, do more activities, like kayaking, instead of letting us go off for two days

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