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Academic
Course recommendations
If I could have handled the work load, I would've taken Art and Art History while I was there.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
I think that the courses were comprehensive, and the tests were fair.
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Other
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Food and transportation is cheap. Everything was included in my trip, but occasionally I ate out and took a bus trip to another town.
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Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Food, Housing, Travel, Overall:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Cost-saving tip # 1: drink lots of coffee (cafe) at the bar, not the tables.
Also, food in the restaurants is only slightly more expensive than the mensa, so take advantage and eat out once in a while...the experience is a great value!
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Languages
Language of instruction: Italian
Was learning Italian a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your Italian?
My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I wish my Italian was as good now as it was when I came back. I learned so much, and I was always on buses, journeying to other nearby towns in order to envelope myself in the language and culture...ot was absolutely the best way to learn Italian.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
Yes, I wish I had known that they don't sell Doritos over there! Also, I wish I had pre-arranged a fan, because neither the dorm rooms, nor the classrooms had air-conditioning or fans.
Some days the heat was unbearable.
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Go!!!! It was THE best time in my life - hands down!
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
Don't worry about money...just bring one or two ATM cards....I really only brought about $40.00 US, and exchanged for Lire at the post office (best rate). Then, whenever I needed cash, I just went to an ATM - they call it Bancomat.
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities, Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Can't remember any of them, sorry. But I will say that Siena is beautiful by day, and absolutely gorgeous by night! The town is all about music...music everywhere we went, from opera to jazz. Great place.
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Housing
Type of housing: A beautiful, old palazzo, which was a dorm
Arranged by: Home university
If returning, I would choose: With a family
Why?
I would love to help an Italian family learn English, and I know they could help me improve my Italian.
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Personal comments
rooms were a bit too small for 2 persons, and there wasn't any a/c or fans, so they got desparately hot at night.
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