Benefits Of Study Abroad

Studying abroad at the John Felice Rome Center is an opportunity that allows me to enhance all fundamental aspects of my education. Throughout the semester I plan to take full advantage of this experience in order to gain as much insight as possible. Personally, I want to immerse myself in the culture to become familiar with customs other than my own. This opportunity gives me a chance to broaden my horizons by traveling to new places and experiencing unfamiliar territory. In doing this I believe I will gain more independence, resulting in me being able to learn more about myself as a person and future nurse.
As someone of solely Italian heritage, I do not consider myself to be as educated as I would like regarding my own culture. Not only am I of the first generation to attend college, but also the first to be born here in America. I still have family currently living in Italy but have only had the chance to visit both them, and the country in general, once before. This being my background, I feel especially drawn to this once in a lifetime opportunity. An experience like this will enable me to enrich my understanding of the ethnicity. I want to be cultured enough to compare the diversity of other countries, while experiencing these differences firsthand. …show more content…
I am especially grateful for this opportunity since being able to study abroad is still fairly new to nursing, but the required summer schooling is another obstacle when it comes to expenses. I do not want to limit my experience and would like to explore as much as possible by traveling to other parts of Italy and even other neighboring countries since they vary greatly in Europe. I know I will be limited in terms of these extra costs, but I am also aware of how important these trips are, as they contribute to my direct exposure of these