I Fell in Love with Italian Boys! Past Review
By Basia K (Education, Montclair State University) for
CEA CAPA Education Abroad: Rome, Italy
Of course I love Italians! Their language is beautiful. The croissant and cappuccinos are the best in the world! And of course I met the most beautiful, romantic Italian guys that i will know for a lifetime.
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. |
The classes were great and very interesting and educational. My only regret is not learning Italian as well as I hoped for. With traveling through out Europe mostly every weekend I really did not put the effort to learn the language. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
The strengths were the very well educated instructors. The MAJOR weakness was the really awful computer system. It made it a great burden submitting paper and doing projects. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
Besides being very lucky having amazing roomates, I HATED THE LOCATION!. It is on the complete other side of Rome and on some maps not even locatable. I still complain every week about our location. We were 25 minutes walking distance from school which was fine because i loved walking to campus, but it was 20 minutes north of Rome. The location would have been much more convenient to be 25 minutes south from campus. Unfortunately I did not get to explore downtown Rome that much because it is like an hour commute to the city center from my apartment. It was very disappointing. |
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Not that great because the pizza was awful and the only other thing really is pasta which I cannot eat anymore. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
SO wonderful Rome is a beautiful city and I cannot wait to come back and visit. By far the campania trip was my favorite part of Italy!!!! and the wine trip was pretty cool too. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
Rome is a very safe city I never was scarred walking alone. |
| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
No
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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? |
I practiced Italian with dating a few Italian men. I did not learn much though only romantic words. |
Other Program Information
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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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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | Do not do it! Make sure you do research before choosing a program. With the amount of money I spent on this program it was not worth it because the location of my apartment was terrible. Also it had serious computer/internet problems. |
Individual Course Reviews
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Art and Archaeology of Rome |
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| Instructor: | Elizebeta |
| Instruction Language: | english |
| Comments: | yes! The teacher was very knowledgeable of the subject. I have learned so much of ancient Rome. By far my most favorite class. |
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