Greece is everything I thought it would be and more! Past Review

Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc.

The classes were very informative and the teachers were laid-back which made it really easy to travel and explore Greece. The computer lab and library are open pretty late because the school is mostly for commuter students.

On-site administration of your program

The Admin offices were right across the street from my apartment and the doors are always open for anything you need.

How satisfied were you with your living arrangements?

Having lived in off-campus student housing before, I know how crappy it can be but my apartment was great! It was a huge balcony and heaters in each bedroom. The kitchen was a bit small but it had two refrigerators which was nice since there were 5 of us. There were also two bathrooms and a laundry/shower room. Greece doesn't have driers though so be prepared for that. The apartment had wifi but with everyone logged on at the same time sometimes it was slow/kicked me off. The best part was the location, two doors down from the school building. It took less than five minutes to get to class. <3

The food in Greece is amazing and just down the street from the school/apartment is a bakery (where I got breakfast everyday). There are places you can get American food if you want it but I usually ate gyros, Greek potatoes and something called a floyera which was like the freshly made version of a hot pocket.

How integrated did you feel with the local culture?

Athens is very Westernized. They go clubbing (but don't really dance). They have a Mall. They dress up to go out. To get more of feel of the traditional Greek culture you need to get out of the city. On the islands and in the outer Peloponnese you see more of the local culture but pretty much everyone speaks English so you're never too far from something familiar.

How well were health issues addressed during the program?

Health care in Greece is free. For everyone unless you get a private doctor, which the program will call in if you need it but there are pharmacies everywhere where you can find anything you need. Pharmacies in Greece are not like the pharmacies in the US, you don't need a prescription or insurance to buy anything.

Greece in general is very safe. The people are not violent but with the influx of illegal immigrants and the political turmoil in Parliament, attacks on immigrants, and people perceived as immigrants, are rising. The riots you see in the news where there are fights with police and fire bombs are dramatized to appear worse than they are. A small group of young people attack the police and the police retaliate with tear gas but this didn't affect me or the other students in the program. As long as you don't go to the protests or unfamiliar parts of the city late at night you will be perfectly safe.

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

I had a really tight budget so I couldn't travel around Europe like the rest of the group but with food, local travel and all other expenses I managed to spend between 100-200€

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

The program gave us some basic words in Greek to use and I took the Greek Language course but because most Greeks speak English it was not necessary to speak Greek.

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