Rome: Fast and Slow but the Time of Your Life Past Review
By Kevin F (Insurance., Illinois State University) for
CEA CAPA Education Abroad: Rome, Italy
I would do it again in a heartbeat.
Personal Information
| If you took classes at multiple universities, list those universities here: | John Cabot University, CEA Rome Global Campus |
| 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 really felt that CEA did a good job of balancing the work of school to the freedom of allowing us to travel and play. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
They would drop whatever they were doing to help out the students as they knew that this was a majority of the kids first time abroad. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
N/A |
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Realy liked the food. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
Ate dinner at a locals apartment after getting to know them for the previous three months. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
No everything luckily ran very smoothly. |
| 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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| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | $200 |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | It is expensive with the converstion rate. Maybe eat in instead of eatting out every night. |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | None |
| Language acquisition improvement? |
I practiced with Roman locals as well as my friends around the apartment. |
Other Program Information
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* Who did you take classes with?
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A Look Back
| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | Spend the money and have a great time. |
