All site visits and excursions are an important part of the academic program and attendance is required. Participants will have one free 3-day weekend in each city. Students will also participate in five hours of non-credit bearing Italian and French language study upon their arrival in Florence and Paris, respectively, to ease the transition into each host culture. All accommodations are double occupancy. In Florence, students will live in student apartments, scattered throughout the old city center.
Most apartments have one to three bedrooms, a small kitchen and bath.
For spring semester students, a cafeteria at the Cit Universitaire provides convenient meals at reasonable prices. A Metro pass for central Paris is included for the duration of the Paris portion of the program. A Europass pass for five days of travel within two months is also included. Most participants choose to use the pass during the 10-day semester break. No housing or meals are provided during the 10-day break.