Roman Holiday Past Review
By A student (History, Providence College) - abroad from 08/25/2015 to 12/04/2015 with
CEA CAPA Education Abroad: Rome, Italy
My semester abroad has changed me forever in the best way possible. I am so grateful for the experiences CEA provided me and I think I have grown as an individual through my encounters and my new friends.
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. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
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| * Food: |
I feel odd rating the food because the program didn't really provide that for us. It was all on our own and out of our own pocket. Many of my friends at a had their home institution include that as a partial cost in tuition so that they could come over to their country with a food stipend. That would have been much more economical. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
I highly suggest integrating the PC students with the LUISS program because we did not have a great interaction with other Italian students. We need to be forced more out of our bubble and into the actual student culture of Rome. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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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? | 50-70 |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
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How much did the program encourage you to use the language?
0 = No encouragement, 5 = frequent encouragement to use the language |
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| 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? |
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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| About how many local friends did you make that you will likely keep in touch with? | 0 |
A Look Back
| * What did you like most about the program? |
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| * What could be improved? |
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | The percentage of PC students to other American students |
