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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Nightlife, Activities, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
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Housing
Type of housing: A room exchange
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: A room exchange
Why?
cheaper and easily accessible to the downtown and the school
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Languages
Language of instruction: Italian
Was learning Italian a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Italian
How much did you improve your Italian?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I improved a lot after my summer exchange in Siena. I felt more at ease in speaking and understaning.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
A private grant
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Housing, Overall, Nightlife, Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
It saved tremendlusly to have your lunch and dinner at the school cafeteria (la mensa).
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Overall
I wish I had known...
I should have studied more to get myself prepared.
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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
I highly recommend a smaller class. There were too many students in one class and so, it was not easy to speak a lot.
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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
1. Eat at the school cafeteria, if you want to save moeny.
2. Travel by train to other cities, Italy is beautiful.
3. Speak italian all the times. The local people are very happy to see you speaking their language.
4. I highly recommend a weekend trip to Rome. From Siena, there are frequent shuttle buses. It is about 3 hour ride.
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