Florence: an education in beauty, life and travel Past Review
By Max H (Broadcast Journalism., Point Loma Nazarene University) for
ISA Study Abroad in Florence, Italy
Not one regret
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. |
American universities are much harder and better ran. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
ISA is extremely helpful on site. They kept track of all of the students really well and were able to meet my needs everytime. Thier only weakness was the cultural difference between the Italians and Americans as far as timing and organizing |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
I can't say one bad thing about where I lived. I was very comfortable and learned a lot with my Host mother. I reccommend the host family stay to everyone |
| * Food: |
My host mom was an excellent cook. I had to be a very open and hungry eater at her table. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
I made some great friends in my progam and miss them all very much. ISA also took us to some very cool local towns and citys and I was very greatful for the places we went. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
Florence is very safe compared to most cities |
| 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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| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Find out a system that you can live by to save your money for travel and fun |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | None |
| What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? | none |
| If applicable, to what degree did your living situation aid your language acquisition? |
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| Language acquisition improvement? |
Best way to learn a new language is to emmurse yourself in it |
Other Program Information
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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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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | leave your old self in the States. travelling like this is going to change you, be open to it and embrace it when it happens. |
