Florence as the Key to understanding European culture Past Review
By Ziliang L (Art History, Criticism and Conservation., Carleton College) for
Italy Study Abroad Reflections: Comprehensive Reviews of Past Programs
What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
Definitely. Aside from the amazing knowledge I gained about Italian Renaissance, I got to travel around Europe and really learn about different countries and their cultures. This is definitely helpful to my understanding of the world.
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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
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* Host Country Program Administration
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Strengths: Strong on-sight lectures. High quality faculty members. Weakness: Lack of in-class sessions. |
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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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| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | About 200 Euro per week. Since I was traveling a lot. |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | If you travel, The Eurail Global Pass would be very useful and economic. The trains get you everywhere in Europe, and it will save you a lot of money. |
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 |
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| Language acquisition improvement? |
My host family Yes No |
Other Program Information
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* Where did you live?
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A Look Back
| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | Travel as much as you can. |
Individual Course Reviews
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Florentine Renaissance Art |
| Course Department: | None |
| Instructor: | Jodie Mariotti |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Amazing overview of Florentine Renaissance art. Great instructor, very knowledgeable and a great lecturer. A lot of on-sight lessons, which really deepens the understanding of the art pieces. |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | No. |
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