Florence Journey Suprassed My Expectations Past Review
By Tristyn W (History, Society and Culture, Colby-Sawyer College) for
AIFS: Florence - Richmond in Florence and Internship Program
I gained a wider knowledge of Italian history and and culture alos an appreciation for art. It made me consider what I would like to do in the future with my career.
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 0-2 weeks |
Review Your Program
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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 |
The program was helpful when we had questions and we coul rely on them to help us. They had a great deal of knowledge when it came to the host country and my expectatations were met. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
there were some issuse with the appartment that made living there pretty uncomfortable but we got over it and over the appartment was good |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
Trips to the museums were amazing and we were always given activities to do every week like cooking class or a soccer game. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
Safety isn't a big issue as long as you are smart. It wasn't any different than a city in America |
| 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? | after we were given money for food I spent about 20 euro a week on groceries and maybe another 20 on other things |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | don't spend too much on useless things and save for trips |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
| If applicable, to what degree did your living situation aid your language acquisition? |
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| Language acquisition improvement? |
most people spoke english so I didn't need to use Italian very often |
Other Program Information
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* Where did you live?
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* Who did you live with?
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A Look Back
| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | A student that doesn't want to go just to get drunk and party but to see the art and history and also the culture and language would benefit. |
