Italy, great place to live and travel Past Review
By Jennifer G (Politics & Law, Applied Psychology, Bryant University) for
API (Academic Programs International): Florence - Lorenzo de’ Medici – The Italian International Institute (LDM)
yes, it opened my eyes to many different cultures
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 2 weeks - 1 month |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
The workload was good for the amount of travel most students did. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
The program had great trips and activities for the students |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
The internet was horrible, we had to pay extra for it, and it was very expensive. |
| * Food: |
open marketplace to cook for yourself and zaza's |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
Traveling around Europe was amazing |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
dangerous to walk alone at night |
| 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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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? |
Practicing with locals |
Other Program Information
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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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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | take chances, and do something different every week |
