La Manca La'Italia!!!! Past Review
By Nicole J (Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication., University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee) - abroad from 07/07/2013 to 08/10/2013 with
Study Abroad at SRISA: Accredited Semester - Fine Arts, Liberal Arts and Design
I learned how to be on my own. how to interact in the world outside of my small hometown. it was worth everything.
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | None |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
I leraned more about life living in Florence for a month then i have at home in 22 years. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
they were all so nice and funny! |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
My aparatment was the best and i loved my roommates |
| * Food: |
Do i even have to say it? It was the bomb! |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
i took 2 years of italian and i am italian, so i was very familier and could speak it well with others. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
i had full healthcare but didnt need it |
| * Safety: |
felt as save as i do every where else in the world |
| 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) |
i saved like i was gonna go homeless |
| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | $2300 maybe |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | yes! take money out in cash!, dont use your card if you can. cause when you have cash your more likly not to waste it. |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | No |
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 did you like most about the program? |
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| * What could be improved? |
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | how to save my money!! |
