NAU in Spain - Spanish in Salamanca (Jackson & Hood) : Reviews (Salamanca)
The following program review responses have been selected for publication by The Center for International Education
NAU - Program Review
Summer 2015 Participant
I really loved the Salamanca, Spain program. I learned so much Spanish in such a short amount of time. I only wish it were more clear that there were not many Spanish people my age in Salamanca in the summer.
Summer 2017 Participant
The city is beautiful and I am extremely grateful I had the opportunity to study abroad there.
Kayla M Chavez,
Summer 2017 Participant
I am definitely glad that I participated in this program. I met a lot of wonderful people from NAU and also while abroad in Spain. I loved being able to gain the cultural experience and feel like I was part of Salamanca. The only issues were mainly with T&E and their organization/planning.
Itzel Godoy,
Summer 2017 Participant
The program was very unorganized, I've been on may travel tours and this one was the least pleasant still a very amazing opportunity. The location I felt was bad, not too much culture kind of a boring small town if you are used to big cities. It's a beautiful wonderful place but not to stay for a whole month a bigger city would have been better. With a bigger city, I feel like there would be a lot to do, much more to explore, and it could've been more fun. The town we were in is a party town all there is to do in that small town is party, and for a 21 year old who lives close to Las Vegas, NV that's not all I want in a travel experience, I want much more than that especially because I'm used to parties. an overall wonderful experience I'm very thankful, next time I would just pick a different location.
Amber Celeste Guiza,
Summer 2017 Participant
Honestly, I am so grateful to have participated in this program offered by Northern Arizona University. The Salamanca Faculty-led Summer 2017 program was the second study abroad program I have done through NAU and it's always a wonderful experience. With these programs I know that I am being allowed a different way of learning than if I was in a classroom back in The United States, solely because you are fully emerged in the language and culture.
Summer 2017 Participant
I'm really glad I participated.
Flora Elysia Moreno,
Summer 2017 Participant
Overall a good time, T&E representative for study abroad students could have been nicer and more helpful.
Analisa Isabel Quintero,
Summer 2017 Participant
This program allowed me to meet so many wonderful people in Spain and explore the culture through excursions around the city and in other places as well! I am very glad I had the opportunity to go, and plan to return to visit all the amazing people I met while there!
Summer 2017 Participant
Great ´program glad to have been a part of it.
Carmen Maria Robles Barron,
Summer 2017 Participant
Studying abroad for a month was the greatest decision I ever made! This program allowed me to fully experience studying abroad, the culture, and language. I learned a lot from my professors in Spain and enjoyed every second of their classes. I am definately glad I participated in this program because by the end, I made many new friendships and memories.
Christina Marie Taylor,
Summer 2017 Participant
This program is absolutely amazing and I would highly recommend it to students wanting to improve their Spanish skills. Studying abroad in Spain was an incredible opportunity and a life-changing experience. I got the chance to connect with some extraordinary people and make friends from many different places. I look forward to returning soon and it is a great feeling to know that when I do, I will have places and to stay and people to visit.
Summer 2017 Participant
NAU did an excellent job in assisting me in the whole process to get to Spain. On the other hand, the program T&E was, on the other hand, an okay experience. The program director Jackie was not very helpful at all. Some activities that were scheduled on our itinerary could have been better for sure. There are many other things that she could have done to fulfill my experience abroad. Other than that, I am very glad I participated because I made amazing friendships during the process and I was so amused by the Spanish culture.
Summer 2018 Participant
This was a better experience than I could have hoped for. The classes helped me so much and the excursions were phenomenal. Such an incredible experience that I will never forget.
Summer 2018 Participant
I am blessed to have had the opportunity to study abroad in a Spanish speaking country. It was incredible to live in a different country with many different cultural factors that played a large role on their lifestyle.
Bianca M Saftoiu,
Summer 2018 Participant
My experience studying abroad in Salamanca, Spain was one that I will cherish forever. I strongly believe that leaning about and experiencing a new culture/ lifestyle provides an alternative perspective on the world and is an enormously important growing step in life. However, I did have a few complaints about the T&E itinerary plan for the overall study abroad trip. I felt that the schedule was overwhelming and a bit too structured, with having tours and meetings almost every day of the week. Having traveled abroad previously, I have found that exploring and understanding parts of a new country on your own time is also an important aspect of the entire experience. Even though I wasn't a huge fan of the schedule I still believe that anyone has the opportunity to study abroad should definitely take it and Salamanca, Spain is absolutely breath taking.