The kind of education you will never get in a classroom Past Review
By liz B (spanish, University of Northern Iowa) for
University of Northern Iowa: Traveling - UNI Capstone in Costa Rica
Even with horrible organization it was still a worthwhile trip.
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 1 month - 6 months |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
Didn't have an administration but our contact in Costa Rica was ok. Was helpful but at the end slacked and wasn't very helpful. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
Places we stayed were decent. There were only 3 people in the group who spoke Spanish, so for those who did speak Spanish we got to use it but it was a little overwhelming having to always interpret. The professor of the trip knew absolutely no Spanish. |
| * Food: |
Felt like there was a lack of food arranged. We ate at some really good places but then food we were given for our hikes were not sufficient. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
All the trips were good. Could be organized a lot better though. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
No one got sick but I think there was a huge lack of knowledge about the countries drinking water, bugs, any sicknesses. Some of us took a gamble and didn't take precaution because we felt we didn't know what to take precaution for. |
| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
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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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Language
| If applicable, to what degree did your living situation aid your language acquisition? |
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Other Program Information
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* Who did you live with?
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A Look Back
| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | I think the program needs to be tweaked and reorganized but really, any student can benefit from this somehow. |
