John Cabot University

From what I heard from students living in JCU housing, it was pretty far away from the university (~45 minutes) and was dorm-style living with no visitors permitted unless registered. When I studied abroad, I traveled, often visiting friends in other cities and they came to visit me in Rome. It would've been a pain and costly if they'd had to pay for a place to stay rather than just being able to stay with me. Furthermore, I actually befriended some of my neighbors in the apartment building, a really nice family, and they frequently invited me over. It turned out to be a really nice part of the abroad experience which I would've missed out on in campus housing.

I would learn much more italian if I were housed with people who did not speak english.

You have independence and freedom to do as you choose, when you choose.

I enjoyed being able to have a sense of self in the middle of a foreign country. It was nice to have a place I could come home to and feel was mine. Also I feel it was a great way to experience really living in Rome. I felt independent and learned how to solve typical household problems common to the city (water, aplliances,cooking etc). I enjoyed solving these puzzles for myself and felt a great sense of accomplishment running my own home in the middle of such a new environment without the shortcuts that would have been provided by a family stay.

IT SUITED MY NEEDS PERFECTLY.

I like the freedom that it gave me and also I like it because I lived in a neighborhood a bit outside of the city so I was able to interact with local people and thus learn the language and culture better.