Italy stole my heart! Past Review
By Alexandria C (Marketing., University of Hartford) for
API (Academic Programs International): Florence - Lorenzo de’ Medici – The Italian International Institute (LDM)
What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
Yes!
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
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* Host Country Program Administration
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I really liked the excursions and events. |
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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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| 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? | . |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | 5000 for the whole time over there worked fine for me. |
Language
| If applicable, to what degree did your living situation aid your language acquisition? |
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Other Program Information
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* Where did you live?
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* Who did you live with?
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* Who did you take classes with?
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A Look Back
| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | be yourself, take a lot of picutures, and take everything in. |
Individual Course Reviews
| Course Name/Rating: |
BROADCASTING |
| Course Department: | COM 285L |
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| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | At first I wasn't very interested in this course. Then as the time went on, I grew to really enjoy the class. |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | no |
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WINE+CULTURE I:WINES OF ITALY |
| Course Department: | ANTH 130N |
| Instructor: | |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | I loved this course. It was very interesting, along with being fun |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | no |
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ITALIAN FAMILY |
| Course Department: | SOC 281L |
| Instructor: | |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | I loved this course. I learned a lot, and being from an Italian background I felt that I could relate to the course a lot. |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | no |
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WOMEN OF THE MEDICI |
| Course Department: | HST 255L |
| Instructor: | |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | I didn't like this course, and did not think that i go anything out of it. The only part that I liked about it, was that I got to go to the museums. |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | no |
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ELEM ITAL I |
| Course Department: | ITAL 101L |
| Instructor: | |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | I enjoyed this class alot, it was fun, and I feel that I understood the Italian language better after taking it. |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | no |
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