Italy: Wine, Dine, and have a great Time Past Review
By Eliot C (Business Administration, Trinity University) for
IES Abroad: Rome Summer - Language & Culture
I have always wanted to live abroad and this has made my goal even more achievable in hopes to one day live abroad.
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. |
Not much different. You still have to go to class and do the work just like at home. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
Everyone was knowledgeable and eager to help me with any questions or concerns I had. They went out of their way to say hi to you and chat with me on a daily basis. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
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| * Food: |
Food was Amazing! |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
Taking a spur of the moment trip with my two best guy friends was the highlight of the trip |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
The city was very safe and I never had any health issues but I'm sure it's quite good over there. |
| 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? | I spent a ton! I spend nearly $1500 on food and personal expenses. |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | You're going to spend twice as much as you expect. So plan to double whatever you plan on bringing. |
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 used Italian on a daily basis from communicating with taxi drivers to store clerks. A lot of people did speak English so it really forced you to speak Italian in order for you to learn it. |
| 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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* Who did you take classes 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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