Life Changing Experience in Italy but without help from the administration both at home and abroad. Past Review
By Jordan B (Political Science and American Studies, Indiana University - Bloomington) for
CEA CAPA Education Abroad: Florence, Italy
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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. |
I loved italy. I was not particularly fond of the program at CAPA. The facilities need improving such as desks and computer lab. Our university also failed to provide on a lot of cultural exxperiences that other programs seemed to offer and we were told we would have excursions on weekends but only had one and it was to a city we could get to by public bus for free. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
Program was too small. The people were extremely nice but they failed to get things done. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
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| * Food: |
Best food of my life! |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
Best semester of my life. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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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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Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
| Language acquisition improvement? |
Most people spoke English but we did need to use Italian a lot. |
| If applicable, to what degree did your living situation aid your language acquisition? |
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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 do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | You must be able to do and plan on your own to do this program. |
