Program Reviews

I loved my time in London this summer. I am a huge Harry Potter fan and I got to visit the studio where they filmed the movies, I got to see different spots across London where they filmed, and yes I got to see the Platform. Not only did I love the Harry Potter experiences, but I loved the memories that I made with the friends that I met through this experience. We got to see so many things that I only dreamed about such as Stonehenge, the London eye, and many more. I would highly recommend doing study abroad. It is such a fun and life changing experience, and you might just meet some of your lifelong friends in the process!

My experience was very special because it was my first time out of the United States. I was anxious and frightened about what lied ahead not knowing how traveling that far went. All together, it was the most life changing experience I have ever had and I am so grateful for the opportunity. The program made me felt so safe and after a week or so of adjusting; I felt at home. The little things like going to the grocery store were so fun because of the culture difference and scenery. Studying abroad helped with my self growth and self reliance.

I come from a small town so moving to a big city scared me especially in Europe, but with the help of the great onsite staff and my host mom the experience was amazing. The best thing for me was the amount of different things you could do. Madrid has a little bit of everything so you could stay busy and be adventurous and explore different parts of the city. Each part being unique and having its own little style, aside from the uniqueness the variety of dishes and desserts that there was was another great thing that Madrid had.

I had such an amazing experience! Not only did I learn so much in my classes but I expanded my worldview, became way more confident in my Spanish, and gained experiences that I will talk about for the rest of my life! I strongly believe that everyone can and should study abroad, and this program was perfect for me. There is an opportunity out there for everyone and CEA's website is a great place to start looking. There is an option for just about every location, content area, program type, and language you could ever imagine!

CEA alicante is incredible. I highly recommend studying abroad in Alicante Spain. It is a much lesser-known city of Spain, but that makes it all the better. Alicante has everything I was looking for and more: a good culture, a safe city, a beach, a big and beautiful University, small class sizes, kind people, and walkable streets. The city of Alicante is smaller than the more popular Spanish cities so you can walk anywhere that you want to go or you can take the very clean and easy to navigate public transportation systems. I used the transportation to get to school and the cute surrounding cities in the Alicante area. Alicante is also big enough to have all the major shopping stores, attract European tourists, and host a large festival. The CEA staff were amazing too. They were very interested in getting to know us and plan fun excursions to further our experience abroad. I loved it so much. The airport in Alicante is also great so transportation to and from is fairly simple.

While abroad, I engaged with my local community by going to the daily farmers' market and interacting with the local community. I signed up for the local gym, would have everyday conversations, and building relationships with the workers and the regulars at the gym. I also went to a couple of different cafes daily and would practice my french with them and be friendly to me when I mess up. I interned at the Cannes Film Festival. This was a once-in-a-lifetime experience where I was able to work for a french film company as a videographer, party meister, and personal assistant. I will never forget the first-weekend trip I took abroad when I went to Paris with my friend for his 21st birthday. It was jaw-dropping and eye-opening and made me fall in love with traveling for the rest of my life. Now, I genuinely believe traveling is the best thing you can do in life and what truly helps you discover who you are.

Truthfully I did not know much about Prague before going. It turned out to be the most wonderful place where I felt like I was living in a Fairytale. There is such a range of activities to do for different interest, between hiking, musical festivals, beer gardens, a very fun nightlife, operas, or roaming through the elegant city. It is also a great location to travel to other places in Europe -although Prague was the best. I felt extremely safe as a young female traveler often exploring places in city a lone or with friends.

The experience was very fun, and I enjoyed meeting new people and seeing so many historical places. I enjoyed life in Italy while here. I would recommend though that any disabled students look into accommodations before deciding because Rome as a city is not very accessible. CEA did do a good job at accommodating as they could, but the infrastructure of the city itself including its housing and public transportation is the larger issue. Overall, if you are able bodied, go for it, but look into city life here first if you are disabled.

CEA Study Abroad in Rome has been a great experience. I took an engineering class (material science) and a humanities class (culture of food and wine in Italy). I highly recommend taking one of the humanities classes while in Rome because it is an excellent way to be immersed in the city's culture and learn about its rich history. The housing is pretty nice, the location in the Prati neighborhood is definitely a perk. The staff is easy to reach and helpful, but my university (Michigan) did not do the best job of delivering information about the program.

This was my first time abroad and CEA has been extremely helpful in helping me learn how to navigate abroad. I took a history class and a global communication class. The history was very very informative and exciting. I enjoyed the walking tours. The global communication course was okay. I wouldn’t take it again it just was really hard to follow along and didn’t meet the expectations that I thought it was going to be. I really enjoyed CEA, I think an important thing to note is that the program is not accessible for people with disabilities. I would recommend going through CEA for a study abroad program.