Italy is the place I want to live Past Review
By Casey L (Health Care Management, Colby-Sawyer College) for
AIFS: Florence - Richmond in Florence and Internship Program
I miss it everyday
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 0-2 weeks |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
the shower was broken almost the whole stay in our apartment. 6 girls had to share once bath tub. And then they wanted us to pay for a stained pillow. I found that unfair. |
| * Food: |
they need to supply the grocery money and have more vouchers. If they want people to expierence real italian cooking instead of us cooking boxed pasta and using jarred tomato sauce everynight. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
I thought they should have fixed the shower. Also the trip to Rome through the program was too expensive. I didnt understand why I was paying 250 euro to share a hotel with two other girls. |
| 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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| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | about 50 euro |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | keep the grocery money and give more vouchers.so students care expierence the food they cant make or have at home. |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
| If applicable, to what degree did your living situation aid your language acquisition? |
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| Language acquisition improvement? |
we only had Italian once a week for two hours, there is no way to learn much of the language with only having it once a week. that made no sense. |
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 do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | I would say anyone. Go for it. its worth it, you may never get an opportunity like this again. |
