Paris: Not all it's cracked up to be" London: "A whole new experience" Past Review
By A student (University of Northern Iowa) for
University of Northern Iowa: Traveling - UNI Capstone in London and Paris
It was fun being in different cultures. I had not traveled to a country before that our money was actually worth less in, that was an interesting change. I would like to return to France and get out of the city, I feel like it would be a whole different experience. Paris was just dirty, smelly, and filled with people trying to get our money. I think Paris could have been done in 3 days. London was a great experience,we learned a ton and saw a lot of interesting places.
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| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 2 weeks - 1 month |
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* Overall educational experience
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No host university |
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The professor was not very knowledgeable, I'm disappointed with the lack of information we received. |
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The hostel in Paris was much nicer than the hostel in London, although the hostel in London was more convenient. Towels were not provided at either. Both neighborhoods were pretty safe. The biggest problem we had in the hostels were getting our electronics to work without blowing up. Neither locations were close to the best nightlife. |
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London's food was better than the food in France. Both places had American food places (subway, pizza hut, etc) but with slightly different menus. Decent sized meals. I can't remember specific names of places to try. |
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| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
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(1 = not very easy/$200+ on food & personal expenses/week, 2.5 = $100/week, 5 = very easily/minimal cost) |
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