Italia: A truly liberating, life altering, amazing, and fulfilling adventure Past Review
By Ian M (Bio/Pre-Med, Colby-Sawyer College) for
AIFS: Florence - Richmond in Florence and Internship Program
What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
Very Worthwhile, loved it all
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. |
Tom was the best teacher I have EVER had, he made the trip amazing, and made learning the material easy, and fun, he's the best teacher, and guide, and leader any of us could have asked for. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
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* Housing:
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
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* Health Care:
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| 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? | Not sure exactly, I would say I spent easily 3500 over the course of the trip on all expenses |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Food is expensive, traveling is expensive, buying gifts is expensive, bring lots of money, don't spend it all on fun |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
| Language acquisition improvement? |
All over |
| If applicable, to what degree did your living situation aid your language acquisition? |
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Other Program Information
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* Who did you live with?
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A Look Back
| * What did you like most about the program? |
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | Study abroad, doesn't matter who you are, where you go, or how much money you have, find a way, make it happen, you'll never regret it |
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