Florence, Italy: A Renaissance City Past Review
By Arturo C (COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES AND SUPPORT SERVICES., University of California - Riverside) for
University of California EAP (UCEAP): Florence - Summer Language & Culture
Yes, I learned a new language and met new people.
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
The workload was appropriate to what we were learning and it contributed a lot to my learning. The grading system was very standard (A, B...) and sometimes they used percentages too (100%, 83%, etc). |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
All the staff were really accessible and friendly |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
My host family was the best, and they contributed a lot to my language acquisition. |
| * Food: |
The food was always good and of great quality |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
Trips to Siena and San Gimigniano, dinner at an Italian villa |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
I guess safety starts with oneself. As long as we try to be safe and avoid dangerous situation we would be fine. |
| 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? | About 30 euro |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Do not go on and spend a lot of money the first days. Give yourself time to identify the cheap places. |
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? | None. |
| If applicable, to what degree did your living situation aid your language acquisition? |
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| Language acquisition improvement? |
I practiced the language with my classmates and also with my host family. When we traveled, we needed to speak in Italian as well most of the time. |
Other Program Information
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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 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? | They should definitely do it; it's a life-changing experience |
