Italy is amazing! Past Review
By A student (Child and Family Studies, Berea College) - abroad from 12/26/2015 to 01/06/2016 with
KIIS: Italy - Experience Italy, Winter Program
That I want to go back and learn and see more.
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. |
I really enjoyed the class I took, it was art 491 and we had to write essays on our understandings of the time periods. It was work but we got to explore on our own which I think I learned the most through Italy's culture, and food. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
The program was amazing, I didn't care when we all had to be in the big groups because I felt like it took away from us exploring with our small classrooms. I also didn't like that we didn't get to pick where we could go when the Vatican was taken away due to safely. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
The place in Florence was not the greatest because of others smoking in the building, I was sick most of that time. The hotel in Rome was amazing, it was clean and very nice people. |
| * Food: |
Food was amazing, make sure you try everything. The food is what will stay with me forever. Make sure you eat a lot of pizza and drink lots of wine. It had so much taste and flavor. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
I love how everyone in Italy had style, it looked like everyone just walked out of a magazine. It was beautiful to see everyone talking to one another and enjoying life, you don't see that much here in America. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
I didn't need to use it. I was in Italy and didn't plan on going to the hospital for the smoking issue. |
| * Safety: |
I felt very safe, make sure ladies travel in groups of least two. I didn't have that many problems. Just be smart. |
| 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) |
It was not that hard. I used cash the whole time. |
| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | about 300 euros altogether. |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Budget before you go. It will help you and have the euros broken down because the checks are not divided. |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | No |
Other Program Information
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A Look Back
| * What did you like most about the program? |
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | I wish I knew before we left that we weren't going to the Vatican. That was the only reason why I wanted to go to Rome. |
Individual Course Reviews
| Course Name/Rating: |
ART 491 |
| Course Department: | Art |
| Instructor: | Rachel Ray |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Yes, the course was challenging but was not over the top. I enjoyed that our homework was writing essays because you could go to a coffee shop and do the homework. You had to understand what time period you were in when writing the essays. I loved that our class was in the museums and a foot away from wonderful artwork. It seemed breath taking and a lot to remember, Italy is a beautiful country. |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | Not sure yet, hasn't been transferred. |
