Abroad again in Italy Past Review
By Lesley F (PSYCHOLOGY., Colby-Sawyer College) for
AIFS: Florence - Richmond in Florence and Internship Program
Lifechanging
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 1 month - 6 months |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
Fair workload, fair grading, amazing classes with Tom. One thing I hated was that our Italian teacher didn't make the tests herself so she never knew what was on them and we all felt a little unprepared for them. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
No problem with anyone from AIFS |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
A lot of our stuff was broken from the start and no one ever came to fix it |
| * Food: |
Fend for yourselves |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
Best experience I've ever had overall. Cinque Terre trip was amazing. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
Doctor sucks |
| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
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Finances
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* Money: How easily were you able to live on a student's budget?
(1 = not very easy/$200+ on food & personal expenses/week, 2.5 = $100/week, 5 = very easily/minimal cost) |
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| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Shop at COOP even if it's far. Don't waste your money on buying food at tourist cafes |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
| Language acquisition improvement? |
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Other Program Information
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* Where did you live?
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* Who did you live with?
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A Look Back
| * What did you like most about the program? |
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| * What could be improved? |
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