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A part of me became Italian, and all of me came back a better person.

A Study Abroad Program Review of AIFS: Rome - Richmond in Rome

Submitted by Jacqueline Muniz (Government,The University of Texas at Austin) on June 26th, 2011

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Start Date:

Jan 25, 2011

End Date:

May 14, 2011

International exposure prior to program?

None

Academics Overall

**Overall educational experience:

**Comment:

My university was similar to my home institution. The only differences were the class size (much smaller abroad), there was breaks during class. Everything else was very similar to my American University.

Course

**Course Title:

History of the Italian Mafia

**Course Department and Number:

History

**Language of Instruction:

English

**Please comment on the course:

Very interesting topic, and informative. The class was very well organized and followed the text very thoroughly.

**Please rate the course overall:

**Did you have any credit transfer issues upon return to your home institution? If so, what would you suggest to other students?

No problems.

Course

**Course Title:

The European Union in the New International System

**Instructor:

Emma Galli

**Language of Instruction:

English

**Please comment on the course:

The course was very well organized, and the instructor was very knowledgeable about the topic.

**Please rate the course overall:

**Did you have any credit transfer issues upon return to your home institution? If so, what would you suggest to other students?

No problems.

Language Overall

Foreign language component?

Yes

**Language acquisition improvement?

**Comment:

I would practice the language with locals, teachers, and fellow students. It was a necessity to speak the language everyday and inevitable to encounter it. Very few locals knew English, or would refuse to speak it.

Host Country Program Administration Overall

**On-site administration of your program:

Housing Overall

Living arrangements? (all that apply):

Apartment

Hotel

Who did you live with?

Americans

If applicable, to what degree did your living situation aid your language acquisition?

**Housing satisfaction:

**Comment:

In my apartment, everything was provided, from cookware to internet. The apartment was very well located within city center, and only five minutes away from The Vatican. The apartment was very close to the university, and situated in a location with easy access to public transportation.

Food Overall

**Food satisfaction:

Safety and Health Overall

**How well were health issues addressed through your program?

**Safety:

**Comment:

Safety risks were clearly discussed by a local police who had very helpful tips to avoid encountering any dangerous experiences. I followed all the tips and did not encounter anything dangerous or suffered of any inconvenient experiences. Healthcare was accessible and the program was very efficient in providing it to the students.

Money Overall

**How easily were you able to live on a student's budget?

General Assessment Overall

Review Title:

A part of me became Italian, and all of me came back a better person.

**Words of wisdom:

You're up to a unique experience that no words from any stranger can describe. The experience will ultimately be yours and only you will know what it is. It is up to you to make the best of it, and learn from it. Live it up, and explore.

**If you could do it all over again, would you choose the same program?

Yes

**Overall satisfaction with your study abroad experience:

**Was your study abroad experience worthwhile?

My experience abroad has opened my mind to new people, languages, and daily challenges of communication. I have learned about different customs, to adapt, to be more independent, and to react outside of my comfort zone. I have grown as a person, and from my first time abroad I have gained confidence to do this a few more times. Also, abroad I had the opportunity to pursue my degree from a foreign perspective. My major is government, and my political science courses from non-American perspectives have been helpful and enriching to my knowledge, views, and perspective.

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