Living Globally. Past Review
By Irene B (ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE/LETTERS., SUNY - Binghamton) for
SUNY New Paltz: Urbino - Study Abroad at University of Urbino
YES. I improved my italian, which was my original goal, and I made some great friends and met people from all over the world. it changed me life.
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 learned a lot about the language that I can only learn from natives. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
The program was fine, very accommodating, but sometimes it was hard to find someone who spoke english to talk about the more complicated issues. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
The housing was fine, but there were no screens in the windows, so lots of bugs, but other than that the rooms were fine. |
| * Food: |
The food was decent, just not a lot of variety, but very representative of the type of food that is in that country. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
I took weekend trips with friends I met, and I just got to meet a lot of really interesting people. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
There were no health issues, so I don't know how the program would have handled them. |
| 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? | I spent around 1000 dollars, but that includes personal shopping as well. |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Just taking the train and the bus and buying food everyday. |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
| Language acquisition improvement? |
I learned a lot of things about the language that I could only learn from speaking with native speakers of italian. |
| If applicable, to what degree did your living situation aid your language acquisition? |
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Other Program Information
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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? | A student who is looking to work on their language, is open minded and curious about other cultures and the rest of the world because you are going to learn A LOT. |
