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Marjie S
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Travel, Nightlife, Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Best cafe would have to be Da Capo in Kolonaki Plateia. Privilege, Banana Moon and Cafe 48 were all great night spots.
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Our apartments were in the nicest, richest neighborhood in Athens. We were very lucky to be in this area.
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Personal comments
The apartments were cleaned every other week by sweet older Greek women. They were on the small side, but in a prime location. Overall, they were great.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Other
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
Personal savings<br>
Government assistance<br>
A private grant<br>
Other
Work opportunities:
I worked, but it was illegal/cash in hand work
Personal spending habits
Food, Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Overall, Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Housing, Travel:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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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
Since the courses were taught in English, except for the language courses, we didn't learn a large amount of Greek. I would recommend talking a language course during your semester or year.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
It was a great experience, but some people really didn't like Athens. It's a crazy city - dirty, polluted, and loud - but I loved it anyway.
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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
College Year in Athens is a program not a University. It is small (usually about 90 students a semester) and is sort of a family atmosphere. You get to travel a lot with your classes, but there is also time to travel on your own. It was the best experience of my life and I would go back in a second.
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Academic
Course recommendations
Professors are experts in the area that they are instructing in. You have numerous on site learning opportunities - for example learning about Crete while you are actually there.
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My academic experiences
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Interaction with international students
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