The best money I've ever spent! Past Review
By A student (Sport and Recreation Management, University of Minnesota - Crookston) - abroad from 01/23/2012 to 04/23/2012 with
CEA CAPA Education Abroad: Florence, Italy
I really don't have a good grasp on any type of international culture
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | None |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
Program was a good pace and included many good opportunities for us to indulge in the culture |
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* Host Country Program Administration
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
I loved that we weren't right in the city center! It allowed us to view a different part of the city than what your typical tourist experiences. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
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* Health Care:
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| 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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| * Was housing included in your program cost? | Yes |
| * Was food included in your program cost? | No |
| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | roughly 50-75 euro |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
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How much did the program encourage you to use the language?
0 = No encouragement, 5 = frequent encouragement to use the language |
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| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | None |
| How would you rate your language skills at the end of the program? | Beginner |
| What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? | none |
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Other Program Information
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* Where did you live?
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* Who did you take classes with?
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| About how many local friends did you make that you will likely keep in touch with? |
A Look Back
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | The weather can be very unpredictable.... |
Individual Course Reviews
| Course Name/Rating: |
Analyzing and Exploring the Global City |
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| Instructor: | Zachary |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | I think this class needed more hands on experiences in each of the "lessons" we had. Due to the size of the class I don't think this was a possibility. |
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Intro to Italian |
| Course Department: | Language |
| Instructor: | Antonieta |
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| Comments: | The professor was beyond helpful and made the class better than I ever thought it would be! |
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