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By John F (ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE/LETTERS., Providence College) - abroad from 08/25/2014 to 12/13/2014 with
Fairfield University: Florence - Semester or Year in Italy
An entirely new way of living, from perspective to speech to food to anything at all. It was very worth it
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. |
It was all a perfect intensity, I just wish I learned more Italian. |
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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? |
Very poor standards for that much money - some people got very nice places compared to ours. Pretty unfair. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
There wasn't that much emphasis to mingle, Americans mostly still hung out with other Americans. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
It takes too long for something to get approved outside of the physician, who honestly isn't much of a help if you have something beyond a common cold or bacterial infection. |
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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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| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | unknown. too much. |
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? | Communicating in 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? | just keep trying. |
Other Program Information
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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
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | How to better finance my spendings |
