Benedictine College: Florence - Semester Program in Florence, Italy
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Benedictine College: Florence - Semester Program in Florence, Italy
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Students at the Florence campus: Live for three months in an incredible villa in Tuscany.Experience Italy’s great food and hospitable people.Come to better understand other cultures as well as their own.Form an amazing community even if they didn’... read more
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I wanted a program that was closer to the city and at the same time had access to the Sacraments in english A student - Benedict College View Entire Review
I learned about a new culture, its contributions to the rest of the world, how to travel efficiently and intelligently, how to adapt to new places, and to not be afraid of new adventures. A student - Benedictine College View Entire Review
You not only experience and learn another culture, you discover who you are as an individual. Kelly Dunn - Benedictine College View Entire Review
Primarily independence. Nothing teaches independence like learning to travel around foreign countries where you don't know the native language. A student - Benedictine College View Entire Review
Definitely. I learned so much about other cultures and traveling on my own and taking care of yourself. I also learned some Italian! Christina Peters - Benedictine College View Entire Review
Knowledge of Italian, travel skills,lifelong friends A student - Benedictine College View Entire Review
I learned how much I didn't know about so many things. It was humbling to truly be in the world and recognize how sheltered and uncultured we can be over in America. With all of the different cultures and races constantly mixing in and out of cities and countries, I experienced so many different kinds of people and so many diffe... Mairi Doyle - Benedictine College View Entire Review
I gained knowledge in the arts, geography, culture and living independent. A student - Benedictine College View Entire Review
From midnight gelato runs, missed busses, TONS of steps, sleeping in airports, slurping spectacular spaghetti, getting lost, laughter in 8 different countries, breathtaking sights, experiencing true faith, life long adventures, and memories that will 'CLICK' in my mind forever. I wouldn't change a thing. Madeline Dierking - Benedictine College View Entire Review
Independence, a love of Italian culture, a love of the Italian language and the ability and chance to travel around and learn so much about other areas and experience so many amazing adventures! Jen (Kopp) Frederickson - Benedictine College View Entire Review
Other than educational experiences I was able to learn a lot about myself and grew a confidence in myself I hadn't had before studying abroad. I went to Italy without any close friends and only knowing a handful of my classmates there. Being able to break out of my shell and become friends with people I wouldn't have organically... A student - Benedictine College View Entire Review
Learned how to travel alone. Learned about other cultures Molly Maher - Benedictine College View Entire Review
“Never lose the ability to be awed.” These words contain my feeble attempt to sum up the beautiful lesson of the months spent studying abroad in Italy. Both then and even now, I find it difficult to express the depth in the encounter of a larger-than-life sculpture or a Florentine sunset. Throughout those precious weeks, I was h... Tia - Benedictine College View Entire Review
I learned about other peoples cultures and how to travel outside the norm. everything is an experience that will impact you than or later in life. Sure I learned a little Italian while I was abroad but the main thing I took away was some of the best friends I made while abroad A student - Benedictine College View Entire Review
Shannon Gilman - Benedictine College View Entire Review
100% worthwhile. A student - Benedictine College View Entire Review
totally worth it Emily Kippes - Benedictine College View Entire Review
I learned so much about culture from each country I was able to visit. From Morocco to Poland, each country had something new to offer. My confidence grew, my ability to navigate around each location grew, and I morphed into a new person! 1000000000 percent worthwhile. Hannah - Benedictine College View Entire Review
I learned that life can be lived in many different ways. There is nothing about my life as an American that I can assume is universal; it is those things that are, rather, Human, that bind us all together. I learned to speak a new language, to look at art in a new way, to let being happy be simple. Evan Bradfield - Benedictine College View Entire Review
I gained knowledge, self-confidence, and independence, as well as a greater appreciation for the arts and Italian culture. A student - Benedictine College View Entire Review
The semester abroad was so worthwhile!! I cannot stress that enough. I have friends who did not do a semester abroad for one reason or another and they all have regretted it. I had a few reasons that it could have not worked out, but I made sure that it did and am so glad I got to go abroad! I became so close with the people I s... A student - Benedictine College View Entire Review
Was it worthwhile? Yes, yes, a thousand times yes! Most of my best stories start with, " So this one time when I was studying abroad...." followed by some epic tale of broken plans and making new friends in foreign places. So even if it was just for the stories, I would do it over again! The main things I learned were how to acc... Katie Seiwert - Benedictine College View Entire Review
I gained confidence in who I am, where I can go, who I can meet and how I can interact with those people, in asking questions, in not being afraid to go below the surface of a person, and in pushing myself to really learn all I can. I gained confidence in my faith - this is where I stopped accepting the faith as something I was ... A student - Benedictine College View Entire Review
I grew through this experience in ways that I did not expect. I stretched myself in planning trips on my own, and became more confident with my own abilities and life-skills. I became closer to my friends through this experience, and bonded with new people I had not known very well before. My worldview has also changed from e... Catherine Francois - Benedictine College View Entire Review
I gained a lot of self confidence and a huge appreciation for art. Annelise - Benedictine College View Entire Review
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Students at the Florence campus:
- Live for three months in an incredible villa in Tuscany.
- Experience Italy’s great food and hospitable people.
- Come to better understand other cultures as well as their own.
- Form an amazing community even if they didn’t know each other before.
- Learn a language and use it with native speakers in real situations.
- See more of the world.
- Visit historic places in Italy and around Europe.
- Take advantage of low-cost transportation.
- Beauty in art, nature and relationships
- Fellowship while living together
- Discovery while living near the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance
Program Type(s):
Study AbroadProgram Length(s):
- Fall
- Summer
- Spring
Instruction Language(s):
- English
Relevant Study Subject(s):
- Italian Language, Literature
- Liberal Arts, General Studies
- Philosophy and Religious Studies
- History
- Art History, Criticism and Conservation
Minimum GPA:
2.5Year Founded:
2006Website
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