Amazing Experience that Ill never forget Past Review
By Jamie Giordano (SUNY - College at Oneonta) - abroad from 09/03/2016 to 12/16/2016 with
KEI Abroad in Florence, Italy
It was so worthwhile, i learned to live on my own and be self-sufficient
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. |
The program in Florence is at an exceptionally great school that pushes students hard and expects a lot from them |
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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? |
We had an amazing apartment in a location convenient to the historic city center and to our school |
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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) |
If i was eating in and only buying groceries, i spent less than 30 euros a week |
| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | 50 |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Travel within the country you're studying, see that country before buying plane tickets to all the surrounding areas |
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? | Beginner |
| How would you rate your language skills at the end of the program? | Beginner |
| What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? | one semester of intro college italian |
| How many hours per day did you use the language? | 0 |
| Do you have any tips/advice on the best ways to practice the language for future study abroad participants? | use it everyday, even if its with your english-speaking roommates |
Other Program Information
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* Where did you live?
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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? | That i would miss florence more than any other place i visited and should have focused on spending as much time there as i could |
