The Experience of my Life ! Past Review
By Yasmine E (Business Marketing, The American University in Cairo) - abroad from 09/03/2012 to 12/14/2012 with
The American University of Rome: Rome - Direct Enrollment & Exchange
It's the most wonderful experience I've ever had! It opened up my mind and helped me grow as a person by getting exposed to so many stuff, people and situations. Living in Rome for the past 4 months, changed the perspective I see so many aspects in life now and added to my appreciation of life.
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 2 weeks - 1 month |
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 |
The staff is very friendly and helpful in anything you'd need. They also keep up with you, making sure you're not missing anything concerned with your stay in Italy |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
apartments were big enough for 6 girls, with a living room and 2 bathrooms and a small dinning room + Location is perfect!!! somewhere between school and city centre; so everything and everywhere is just easily reachable |
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It's ITALIAN food :D !! |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
people are veryyyy friendly, even though many don't speak or speak little English, they always try to start up a conversation and be nice to you in any way they can |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
The School had a doctor that 's available 3 days a week. almost 3 hours each. You could visit the clinic at any of those times and it's for free !! Generally in Rome, you can easy get medicines over the counter without the need for a perscription. |
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pickpocketing is common there. But as long as you're looking up for your stuff, your bags, pockets , you're totally safe !! Just watch out for your stuff and you'll be safe |
| 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? | Rome is famous for its flea markets that are held on weekly regular basis. There you can find everything from food to clothes, half priced or even less that can help you save money. |
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 |
You could take an Italian Class that helped me a lot as a basic |
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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| About how many local friends did you make that you will likely keep in touch with? | 0 |
A Look Back
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | the ratio of american vs. local vs. other nationality students at AUR. |
