Siena Sojourn

  Italy

• All Other Areas in Italy: 
Siena

Term: Academic Year, Fall, Spring, Summer, Throughout the year, Trimester, Winter 

Description: A three month cultural immersion program in the heart of Tuscany. Weekdays will be spent learning Italian - in an intimate classroom setting, in homestays and in social service internships. Weekends will include cultural excursions (visits to hill towns and important cities like Florence, Rome and Venice) and outdoor adventures (hiking, biking, skiing, e.g.) though the program will take up to 12 participants at a time, it is designed with the individual in mind.

Highlights: - language learning in an intimate classroom setting
- homestay with a Sienese family, which makes participants feel part of the community
- social service internships, which allow participants to give back to the community
- cultural excursions (visits to nearby hill towns and important cultural centers such as Florence, Rome, Assisi and Venice)
- outdoor adventures (hiking, biking, skiing, horse-back riding)
- cooking classes
- weekly communal dinners with distinguished visitors
- on-site mentoring
- Italian film series
- opportunities to explore individual interests
- sharing the experience with like-minded peers
- college credit is available

Cost in US$: Fall Session 2004: $10,500

Credit Available: yes

Experience Required: no

Participants Travel to Italy Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently

Application Process Involves:

• In-Person Interview when Feasible
• Phone Interview
• Physical Exam/Health Records
• Written Application

Post Services Include:

• Alumni Network
• Exit DebriefingAbroad

Sojourns Abroad's Mission Statement: To provide in-depth, mentored, cultural immersion experiences in Europe for young adults (18 and older) and the perennially young at heart.

Year Founded: 2004