Florence: Best time of my life!!!! Past Review
By Benjamin M (Linguistics, Seattle Pacific University) for
ISA Study Abroad in Florence, Italy
I have lived all over the world and had always wanted to live in Italy for an extended amount of time. This trip made me want to come back and live there.
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Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 6 months+ |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
They were amazing!!! Always there to help. Didn't matter what the question was, from where is a good bank to how to I get this at the doctor. They were very helpful and lots of fun. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
The apartment was amazing!! We were a block from the Ponte Vecchio and were in walking distance of everything. |
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I love Italian food, so I was in Heaven. There were cafes everywhere, so getting food was never a problem. We also found a place that would let us get pizza to go. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
All of the excursions were amazing. Seeing the parts of Italy that you normally wouldn't be able to alone was phenomenal. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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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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Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
| Language acquisition improvement? |
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Other Program Information
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* Who did you live with?
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A Look Back
| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | Do it all. You can sleep later. |
