London & Florence: Arts in Context

London, England & Florence, Italy
In association with the Beloit College Florence Program

Living arrangements

Accommodations in London

In London, students are housed as a group in dormitory-style rooms with separate kitchen facilities. Students will be free to arrange lunches in accordance with each day’s activities, to take evening meals at local restaurants or pubs, or to share cooking with fellow students. The location is convenient to transit, food stores, bakeries and coffee shops. It's central to all of the city, with easy access to London's theatres, parks, markets and cathedrals.

Photo courtesy of Samantha Stelmack

Homestay in Florence

In Florence, students live in Italian homes, where they take breakfasts and dinners. Host families reflect the diversity of Italian households and include parents with children as well as widows whose grown children have left the home. Some live closer to the city center than others, but few live in the old center itself.

ACM Florence student Stephanie Nordstrom,

on her host family experience

Video courtesy of Kellie Griffin

	The Beloit College Florence Program is registered with the Italian Ministry for Universities and Research and recognized as a private non-profit institution of higher education in Italy. Beloit College is a founding affiliate of the Associated Colleges of the Midwest (ACM) and a member of the American Association of College and University Programs in Italy (AACUPI). The Beloit College Florence Program is facilitated in the U.S. by the ACM on behalf of Beloit College and the other ACM affiliates.