EF's Rome City Stay Well Worth It Past Review
By Amanda K (Latin, Kent State University) for
EF - LEARN A LANGUAGE ABROAD
Cultural understanding is so important in the world and traveling abroad really gives you a lot of perspective.
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. |
Amazing!!! We had to complete a paper, keep a journal, and create a powerpoint highlighting the historic site we researched for the paper. Keeping the journal was time consuming but having that to look back on will be great when I get older. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
Although it was only a week program they packed a lot of great historic sites into the short time, but they also gave us ample free time to explore the city on our own and were very flexible to changes. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
Had to share with students from other universities. Two of the beds were fold out and the room I stayed in did not have a door. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
One person on the tour twisted their ankle because they weren't paying attention and the cobblestone can be dangerous. Always were appropriate footwear. |
| 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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Other Program Information
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A Look Back
| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | It is a great introduction to Rome. Anyone interested in the classical world or religious studies would enjoy it. |
