<p>Hey! Is anyone going to NUin Greece in the fall?!</p>
<p>My D did Nuin Greece 2012 and met some fellow students at the Welcome day and I know last year there was a FB page all summer for students.</p>
<p>Can you tell me a bit about your daughter’s experiences and just some information about the program? That would be super helpful!</p>
<p>If you read the other NUin thread I posted there about NUin in general. For Greece specifically, she found housing fine and the staff at the hotel welcoming. She is a business major and all credits transferred and she just finished spring in Boston with a strong GPA. </p>
<p>We were concerned about the political unrest, but they are not near Athens and were always in the loop about location and timing of demonstrations. Some chose to attend as a “learning” experience, and had no difficulty. She did see some effects of budget cuts with maintainance of public spaces etc, but this did not impact her time there. She did travel on weekends both with NUin programming and indepedently with friends. She came back confident and even more indepedent. </p>
<p>You can see videos on YouTube. Search NUin Greece 2012.</p>
<p>@bhmomma thank you so much! Did northeastern help with the adjustment? Are you really on your own in Greece? What are some items that I definitely need to bring that may not be on the packing list or that don’t seem as important? How was your d’s transition to Boston in the spring? How was Greece and the program in terms of cost? Such as food and shopping etc. thank you so so much!</p>
<p>Northeastern was very supportive. She attended welcome days in the summer prior to traveling which answered some of her questions as well as ours. As I mentioned there was a FB page which some prior students were on answering even course specific questions. From my point of view, she seemed to have a lot of questions about that (but I have an older D who also had lots of questions prior to her fall semester as well so…). Once in Greece they had the equivalent of RA’s(International Student Advisors-ISA) so there was supervision/support and planned activities. D said whenever they wanted them to attend something, they just offered food. So they definitely were not on their own in Greece. They even seemed to go out at night as a large group as well. (Drinking age is 18 and there were some discussions with the ISA and some students who over indulged).<br>
I allowed my D to pay extra for an extra piece of luggage as I felt it was uncertain enough going abroad first semester and as a girl, she wanted to make sure she had what she wanted. She now says she didn’t need it all. There was nothing she needed outside of suggestions and what she selected. Shipping overseas is expensive and takes a long time, so don’t count on shipping things.<br>
We felt the program was more inclusive than some of the other sites (i.e. two meals a day included) so that allowed us to budget more easily. I know I used the NU estimates, deposited that in her account and told her to budget. She also had access to her own money for her splurges. Her only splurges were weekend travel, but she learned to budget (Ryan Air, hostels etc). There were some students who seemed not to have a budget and those that were watching every penny. My D was careful, but did still have a great time. Lots of activities through Nuin, and lots of culture right in Greece. </p>
<p>As I noted in the other thread, she felt transition to Boston was fine. Move in the dorms felt like “Old home week” rather than new freshman nerves. Most new classmates have no idea she was abroad in the fall unless she tells them. </p>
<p>My D has vacationed/travelled without us as well, so your experience may vary. She did feel a little lonely at Halloween and Thanksgiving, although the hotel tried to make an American Thanksgiving for them. I sent my one package at Halloween with candy, decorations and masks, but of course that arrived late. Several families did visit, some to time with their break, some at Thanksgiving. We were impacted by Hurricane Sandy and could not get away. Actually several students found each other and were watching and getting updates on the computer when they found out they all had homes in the same NJ shore area. Lots of kids traveled during their break, so that doesn’t always make the best time to visit anyway. </p>
<p>Post again if you have any questions.</p>