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lvmac
San Fransisco State University, San Francisco, Etats-Unis
Communication et Sciences de l'Information, Licence, Accord universitaire
Vie étudiante
Description de la ville:
Tous se passe hors campus
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Vie nocturne, Activités, Voyager: A lieu surtout en hors campus
Expérience personnelle de vie sociale
Activités
Vie nocturne
Voyages
Évaluation globale
Commentaire personnel
In Puntarenas it's pretty obvious where to go. It's a small town and not too much happening. Canaval is great though--during February? Lots of vendors, junk to buy, plenty of beer, and loud music and sweaty ticos ready to pick up on gringas.
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lvmac
San Fransisco State University, San Francisco, Etats-Unis
Communication et Sciences de l'Information, Licence, Accord universitaire
Logement
Type de logement: En famille
Organisé par: Université d'accueil
Si j'y retournais je choisirais: Appartement/maison
Pourquoi?
In my case, my host family was not very neat, at times dirty. Once, I moved in and had been therea week or so, the quality improved. I enjoyed living wth the family, but if I were to go back I would want a new experience--living on my own or with others in a program.
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Evaluation personnelle
Frais
Installations
Emplacement
Propreté
Espace
Commentaire personnel
I felt that the price my host family RECEIVED was fair, but what I was charged was not. The host family received a portion of what I paid. The USAC program charged (what I thought to be) an excessive fee for "locating" a host family for students.
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lvmac
San Fransisco State University, San Francisco, Etats-Unis
Communication et Sciences de l'Information, Licence, Accord universitaire
Frais
Principale source de financement:
Mes propres économies
Autres sources de financement:
Famille
Opportunités d'emploi:
Dépenses habituelles
Food was paid for with my host family, only extras did I have to pay for. Phone is extremely expensive in CR. One pays each time a local call is placed. The nightlife was cheaper than at home, but not worth what they charged. But since in Puntarenas there is not much to do in the evenings--I had to pay. Travel was quite cheap-especially transportation. The room accomadations were inexpensive, but still more than I expected.
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Téléphone:
Plus cher que chez moi
Logement:
Aussi cher que chez moi
Général, Voyager, Vie nocturne, Alimentation:
Moins cher que chez moi
Accés au matériel scolaire
Livres d'occasion
Appareils d'occasion
Linge de lit d'occasion
Démarches administratives
Retrait d'argent
Commentaire personnel
CR is a lot more expensive than I expected. Food was comparable to the States and motel rooms were much more than I expected.
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lvmac
San Fransisco State University, San Francisco, Etats-Unis
Communication et Sciences de l'Information, Licence, Accord universitaire
Langues étrangères
Langue d'enseignement: Espagnol
Apprendre le Espagnol fut un élément important de la décision?
Oui, je voulais améliorer mon Espagnol
Quels progrès en Espagnol?
Mon niveau d'avant: Ne parlais pas
Mon niveau après: Échanges quotidens (courses, déplacements...)
Difficultés linguistiques
Sociales
Éducatives
Administratives
Évaluation globale
Commentaire personnel
I found that even though I knew little Spanish the locals were usually patient and I did not have too many troubles. At times, neither I nor the local had any idea what each was saying and we left it at that. It helped very much to travel with other students who were more fluent.
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lvmac
San Fransisco State University, San Francisco, Etats-Unis
Communication et Sciences de l'Information, Licence, Accord universitaire
Évaluation globale
Si j'avais su
I wish that I had known how much money, realistically, I would have needed. had some kind of introduction to my family before being dumped into their hands--some/any info would have been great.
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A mon avis:
J'ai aimé mais pas sûr que c'est pour tous
Critères importants pour mon choix
(1) Aucune importance – (4) Très important
Raisons académiques
3
Culture
4
Frais
4
Activités
3
Vie universitaire
2
Vie sociale / Fête
3
Climat et emplacement
4
Recommandation personnelle
If you are in early Spanish courses and you want to learn a lot and study hard-pick Heredia. If you want to learn, but aren't overly concered pick the Punt. Even though Puntarenas is by the ocean it's not paradise--it is nice, but not paradise.
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Pendant mon expérience à l'étranger j'ai...
(1) Jaimais – (4) Très souvent
Appréhendé une autre culture
3
Voyagé
4
Accru mes compétences linguistiques
3
Rencontré des gens d'autres pays
4
Développé mon autonomie
4
Fait la fête
3
Vécu une transformation
3
Amélioré mes possibilités de carrière
3
Derniers commentaires
Travel, travel, travel! Drink the water, it's just fine. talk to as many people as you can, watch TV and "read" papers in your host country's language. Go to events (sports, concerts, etc), it's a great place to learn foul language and get riled up. And try to enjoy the experiece not matter what, beacuse eventually you'll be home again.
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lvmac
San Fransisco State University, San Francisco, Etats-Unis
Communication et Sciences de l'Information, Licence, Accord universitaire
Études
Recommandations de cours
The lower level Spanish courses were not very challenging and should have been, for our benefit as students and visitors to a foreign country. The tropical ecology course was great though--we covered a lot of topics and I came away much more informed about the CR, its environment and people. Many of the toics in this course impacted me--I am much more sensitive and fired up about deforestation and pollution. Take dance. It is such an integral part of Costa Rican socialization.
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Mon exprérience académique
Qualité des cours
Catalogue de cours
Accès à différentes ressources
Intéraction avec les professeurs
Intéraction avec les étudiants étrangers
Intéraction avec les étudiants locaux
Commentaire personnel
Make the Spanish 1 & 2 courses more challenging. It is so important to have a good working knowledge of a country's language.
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