Study Abroad Program in Venice Past Review
By Edith R (Spanish, Florida Atlantic University) for
Italy Study Abroad Reflections: Comprehensive Reviews of Past Programs
It was worth every penny
Personal Information
| If you took classes at multiple universities, list those universities here: | CIf |
| 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. |
everything was nice.. |
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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? |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
Venice is a clam city but have a lot of cultural distractions, museums. But is also nice to have fun with ur friend. Not only there are nice bars and restaurants everywhere, but the city actually have nice events. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
usually mosquitoes were annoying, but that will depend on the season. The safety tip from the orientation were enough. Use common sence. |
| 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 |
| If applicable, to what degree did your living situation aid your language acquisition? |
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| Language acquisition improvement? |
Being there was Amazing, i was already advance in Italian but being there for so long just made me more fluent :) |
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? | First of all, Remember!! this is not a vacation, you are here to study, finish whatever are your ditties and then have all the fun you want. You will be attending classes, and as such, all of them will bring responsibilities that you as a student will have to accomplish. then; have fun! |
Individual Course Reviews
| Course Name/Rating: |
Advance Italian |
| Course Department: | Italian |
| Instructor: | Emanuelle Pettener |
| Instruction Language: | Italian |
| Comments: | He is Awesomeee!!!! (Never spected to have a 10 page final essay, but it was fun writing it) |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | no |
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Venice and its reflections |
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| Instructor: | Ilaria Serra |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | SHe is like the sweetest professor, but is also very challenging. She spects a lot from her students. But is always worried for her students to learn, and learn it well. The onl;y problem with the course is that there is a lot to read..:S |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | no |
