Our tour guide, Valentina, was fantastic. She was very caring, compassionate and extremely helpful. Aside from this, some of our other experiences were sub-part and unacceptable for the amount of money students paid. At our first hotel, one of the student's shower windows feel off while taking a shower and mine leaked all over the floor. The staff were not very helpful when we asked for simple things, like hot water for tea. I felt like a hotel factory where EF students pass through each night and not much care is put into the hotel. One other problem we faced was the food. After visiting the colosseum one night, we went to a "fancy" restaurant and were served old chicken burgers that were hard as a rock with a green, greyish meat inside, accompanied with 12 fries. It was one of the most embarrassing meals I have ever seen in my life and it was so awkward sitting there in silence. We Canadians are too nice sometimes! I would not feed my dog this meal. I don't know in what world they thought this was acceptable. After the meal, we all stormed out, walked next door, and bought pizza, with them starting at us. If I were a owner of a restaurant and all my customers just walked out and bought cheap pizza next door, I would be shutting down my business and choosing a different life path. How on Earth did EF find such a horrific restaurant? There were so many questions raised about the entire tour after this meal. I could go on but this is a little glimpse into our food experience with EF.
