Falling in Love with Firenze! Past Review
By Brittney G (Elementary Education, Illinois State University) for
Lorenzo de' Medici – Florence
It was perfect :)
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. |
I thought that the teachers were excellent (Gianna and Stefano) and they did a great job of using the classtime and field trip experiences |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
They did a great job keeping us informend and answering questions |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
We didnt have to buy any big things which was nice, we had the perfect location right by museums and night life! |
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trattorias! |
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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: |
they couldve given us more information for women handling the guys here and the help hotline was useless in certain situations. I wish they had a number we could call maybe with someone from the program to help us out cuz the emergency numbers were useless. |
| 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? | alot haha |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | The school did not tell us that there were fees with our classes and for the books. But i would bring as much money as possible, you wont regret it. |
Language
| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | None |
| If applicable, to what degree did your living situation aid your language acquisition? |
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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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A Look Back
| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | Bring money! You can pay back parents later! if you have the opportunity to do any trip, do it! you wont regret it. Go for a month at least. Be extra causious. common sense. research before. always haggle. |
