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Be a part of the community, not just a tourist, living in your own Florentine apartment and enjoying restaurants and cafes throughout the city with your AIFS meal vouchers. Experience the culinary side of Italian culture with wine tasting and cooking classes. Explore Italy's artistic heritage with visits to mu... More
| Provider: | AIFS |
| Location(s): | Florence, Italy |
| Year Founded: | 1964 |
| Website | Take me there! |
Review By:
Jessica O. (Environmental Management, Indiana University - Bloomington) on November 29, 2010
Overall Rating
Personal Information
| * Start Date: | 2010-01-13 |
| * End Date: | 2010-05-05 |
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 2 weeks - 1 month |
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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 |
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| * Food: |
Loved the meal program we were on! |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
I felt very safe in Florence. There were always people around and we would always go in a group whenever we would go out. |
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* Home Institution Advising:
How well did Indiana University - Bloomington prepare and support you for your time abroad? |
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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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Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
| Language acquisition improvement? |
We would practice when we went to eat at or when we would go to the market. We needed to use the language but a lot of the Italians like to practice their English with us. |
| If applicable, to what degree did your living situation aid your language acquisition? |
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Other Program Information
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A Look Back
| * If you could do it all over again, would you choose the same program? | Yes |
| * What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile? | I would go back in a heart beat if I could. I grew up so much there and also learned a lot about myself and how I can take a culture I do not know and use it in my life here in America. |