My summer in Viterbo was an unforgetable experience! Past Review

Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc.

I took three courses: Italian Studio Art Hill Tows The Itan class was fun, we had a great instructor. She was nice and easy going. The grading was fairly easy. I enjoyed the fact that she would adopt her lessons to watever it is we were going thought. The art class was amazing! I learn a lot and it was great to walk around Italy and draw different parts of it. Hill towns was also a great course because we got to see so much if Italy because of the fieldtrips in this class. The instructor was so knoledgable. He didn't speak much english but we had a traslator which was kind of interesting.

On-site administration of your program

All faculty and staff were friendly, nice and approchable. They were always there to help in any way they could.

How satisfied were you with your living arrangements?

I will start with the bad. The doorms were the furthest from the school. Some of the apartments have things that other people leave behind, wich can be helpful and there is nothing like that at the doorms. There is less privacy and you can't really have guest over. There is nobody there to really help you with language in case you need anyting. The good. They do housekeeping often, which is a huuuuuge plus. You have your own space all for yourself. It is a nice quiet place in case you want to study or be alone. They have phones to call other people living in the doorms. You don't have to worry about your roomates and some of the dramma that comes with it. Overall, I think if I were to do it again I would get an apartment. The apartments are more centraly located and you get to interact more with Italians.

We had the option to eat some of the cafeteria food they have for the university studnets there or eat out. The cafeteria food was way cheeper and it was decent so most of us would eat there.

How integrated did you feel with the local culture?

I loooooved it! I had the most amazing time there. It is a great place to have fun and relax for a while. I met some great people and I hope to be back one day. There are many places you can go to that are well known and the trasportation sistem is very good. I would be prepared to do a lot of walking.

How well were health issues addressed during the program?

Safety was never an issue. I would take precautons like not walking home along late at night and things like that but it was a pretty safe place to stay in.

(1 = not very easy/$200+ on food & personal expenses/week, 2.5 = $100/week, 5 = very easily/minimal cost)

They highly encourage you to take learn the language. However, what I like about the program is that they try to find the right class for you. They are honest with the course load so that you are able to learn but have time for fun as well.

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