Roman Holiday Past Review
By lmaster1@friars.providence.edu (Providence College) - abroad from 01/11/2012 to 04/27/2012 with
CEA CAPA Education Abroad: Rome, Italy
I'm more mature, independent, and cultured. It was absolutely worthwhile.
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. |
Usually there is no homework and classes are not very difficult. The classes are much easier than at school. |
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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? |
Housing was so nice! I was only 5 min away from our school so it was a nice walk to and from class |
| * Food: |
School doesn't provide food. I thought that was a good thing though. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
Our program provided a lot of fun day trips throughout Rome and outside of the city. We had a 'make your own pasta night' which was really fun. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
I didn't have any health issues but when my friend was sick our program helped her make a doctors appointment and fill her prescription at the pharmacy. |
| * Safety: |
The neighborhood my program is in is very safe. It consists mostly of older couples and young families; I never felt unsafe. I live outside the city center but I lived right near a subway stop so it was very easy to get into the city center to go out. |
| 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) |
Food was not included in our program so that was always out of pocket |
| * 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? | 100 |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Book your trips early and look for the best deals on airfare |
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? | Beginner Italian |
| How many hours per day did you use the language? | |
| Do you have any tips/advice on the best ways to practice the language for future study abroad participants? | It is nice to know basic phrases and sayings especially when you go to restaurants and need directions. Most people know english but they like when you at least try to speak their language. |
Other Program Information
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* Who did you live with?
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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? | 0 |
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? | I wish I had known more about European culture / history before I went so that I would have appreciated some of my trips / experiences more |
