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4.17 / 5 based on 101 reviews
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anonymous
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: With Italian Students
Why?
Living with other English speakers guarantees that you will speak English 90% of the time and not become fluent in Italian.
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Personal comments
Beware the greedy landlord!!!
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anonymous
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: Basic phrases
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I lived with 5 other English speakers..although it was great fun, I didn't learn as much Italian as I could have if I had lived with Italian students.
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yvette s
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Other
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Our apartment was more or less equal, I had a cell phone which I used to call America so that was more expensive, nightlife was less expensive because I worked in a bar so I got discounts everywhere I went, traveling was also cheaper just by ticket prices being less.
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Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing, Food, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Nightlife, Travel:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Lilia G
Chapman University, Orange, United States
Language, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Calling home and traveling or inevitably expensive.
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Telephone, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing, Nightlife, Food:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Be prepared emotionally and financially to be robbed and misplace your valuables.
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SEBNEM O
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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Before the summer course on economics and commerce,I was a little bit worried.Because I thought my level was not high enough.But the teachers helped us on our vocabulary and we had the time to improve it in 3 months.
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trufichock
Overall
I wish I had known...
How to answer the phone.
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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
It was an excellent fusion of the accademic side and social life of studying.
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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
Travel as much as you can, you may never get a chance to know a country with as much fun as on your Erasmus year.
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