Florence Life experience. Past Review
By David W (Economics., University of the Pacific) for
Lorenzo de' Medici – Florence
Understanding of a different persepctive than america is on issues like healthcare, education, debt, government structures, politics.
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 |
Strength: The experience itself is priceless. Accessibility and suport services, were sufficient. Was given ample time to complete assignments. Program size was not too big, but not too small as to feel isolated. My expectations were exceeded. |
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* Housing:
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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? |
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| * Safety: |
If you are a girl, dont walk alone in late hours of the night. no incident myself. |
| 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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| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | learn to cook. its a lot cheaper than living off of paninis |
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? | N/a |
| If applicable, to what degree did your living situation aid your language acquisition? |
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| Language acquisition improvement? |
My host family was the best source of practice and italian influence. |
Direct Enrollment/Exchange
| * Did you study abroad through an exchange program or did you directly enroll in the foreign university? | Direct Enrollment |
Other Program Information
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* Where did you live?
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* Who did you live with?
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* Who did you take classes with?
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A Look Back
| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | one who would wish to break away from the normal American way of education and learn invaluable knowledge about international relations and about his/himself |
Individual Course Reviews
| Course Name/Rating: |
Global Business and Society |
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| Instructor: | Rossana Ungaro |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | It was extremely challenging. She was well-prepared, however, some of her tests would only focus on a fraction of a multitude of things she went over, making a lot of studying go to waste. |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | N/A |
