Incredible Experience! Past Review

By (Accounting, Providence College) - abroad from 01/08/2013 to 04/27/2013 with

CEA CAPA Education Abroad: Rome, Italy

What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
I learned a great deal from my study abroad experience and am so happy that I decided to go abroad. It was an incredible experience and made me have a deeper respect and awareness of different cultures.

Personal Information

How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? 0-2 weeks

Review Your Program

* Overall educational experience

Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc.

* Host Country Program Administration

On-site administration of your program

* Housing:

How satisfied were you with your living arrangements?

* Food:

* Social & Cultural Integration:

How integrated did you feel with the local culture?

* Health Care:

How well were health issues addressed during the program?

Healthcare was easily accessible and program assisted me by making an appointment for me.

* Safety:

If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? Yes

Finances

* 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)

Language

* Did your program have a foreign language component? Yes
How much did the program encourage you to use the language?

0 = No encouragement, 5 = frequent encouragement to use the language

How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? None
How would you rate your language skills at the end of the program? Beginner
How many hours per day did you use the language?
Do you have any tips/advice on the best ways to practice the language for future study abroad participants? Take a course before you go abroad in the language of your host country, especially if you have no prior experience.

Other Program Information

* Where did you live?

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  • Apartment
* Who did you live with?

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  • Americans
* Who did you take classes with?

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  • Americans

A Look Back

* What did you like most about the program?
  • Location
  • Students/Faculty
  • Site Visits For Art History and Theology Classes
* What could be improved?
  • Italian Course
  • School Sponsored Activities (Always on weekends when students were traveling on their own)
* What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? That learning the language and communicating would be more difficult than I had anticipated. Wish I took a beginner course in Italian so I was a little ahead of the game.