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Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
The university has many travel opportunities and programs, so even though there are only 2 night clubs, there is the option of leaving town.
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Housing
Type of housing: A room exchange
Arranged by: Home university
If returning, I would choose: A room exchange
Why?
I would choose the same because I had the freedom to do whatever I wanted, as opposed to staying with a host family, however, I lived with a native so that I still could experience first hand Moroccan culture.
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Personal comments
Housing is very spacious, and a maid cleans once every two weeks, also all of the buildings are no older than 10 years.
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Languages
Language of instruction: English
Local language was: Different than language of instruction
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Was learning the local language a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language
How much did you improve your the local language?
My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Because Morocco was French occupied, educated natives speak Arabic, French, and English. But, outside of cities everyone speaks only moroccan Arabic
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Academic
My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
My opinion of the university assessment
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Government assistance
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
Cell phones, dinning out, or renting a house for the weekend were outrageously cheap. A weekend here I could spend $40, where in the US I could easily spend $200 on the same activities
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Housing, Food, Travel, Telephone, Nightlife, Overall:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Overall
I wish I had known...
I wish that I had a better understanding about the significant difference in relationship between men and women here as opposed to western countries.
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Absolutely the best experience of my life.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
I met a girl from this university as an exchange at my university and because we became such good friends, my experience here was probably better than the average exchange student's. This is because we traveled all over the country and also saw Europe on spring break, and I will definately be back to visit my friends here soon.
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