Best summer of my life! Past Review
By lindseym (Texas A&M University - College Station) - abroad from 05/24/2015 to 06/26/2015 with
ISA Study Abroad in Rome, Italy
I learned how to adapt better to the people and culture around me like I never had before.
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | None |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
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* Host Country Program Administration
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
I actually became very ill for about a week while I was abroad. The ISA staff helped me so much and even took me to the hospital. My doctor spoke English and prescribed me some medicine. The ISA staff cared for me by checking up on me very often, talking to my parents, cooking me meals, picking up my medicine and anything else I needed, and even did my laundry. They were awesome and so helpful when I needed them! |
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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 |
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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 |
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Other Program Information
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A Look Back
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | Things in Italy are smaller and not as extravagent as I was used to at home. |
Reasons For Studying Abroad
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The Nearly Native or Trail BlazerCraving the most authentic experience possible, perhaps you lived with a host family or really got in good with the locals. You may have felt confined by your program requirements and group excursions. Instead, you'd have preferred to plan your own trips, even skipping class to conduct your own 'field work.' |
Individual Course Reviews
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Italian Food and Culture |
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| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Don't take it unless you would like to have to read extensive amounts every week, complete many assignments, with a very challenging exam and super long final paper. It wasn't anything like I had expected the course to be. It was basically about the history and evolution of food in Italy throughout the changing culture. I did not find the concepts or class very interesting and the amount of work was not worth it. |
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