My last week in Perugia approached way too quickly and was truly the busiest and most fun week of them all! We had all of our exams, presentations and group projects due in a matter …
Alyssa Boczkiewicz
“Su Punto” Night
One of my main goals for this summer in Perugia was to meet locals and go outside of my comfort zone by creating meaningful friendships with Italians. I mean, I’m only studying in Italy and …
Picture-Perfect Assisi
Last Friday I took a day trip to Assisi, a small town in the Umbria region, with my program. Assisi is not too far from Perugia, meaning you can actually see it if you look …
A Weekend of Mishaps Made Perfect
A few weekends ago I took a trip with two friends, Michael and Paola, to the lovely city of Verona. We planned the trip two days before we left and had no concrete plans as …
Benvenuto a Perugia!
My first week in Perugia has been quite eventful and I definitely already have too much to talk about. However, before I get into all the crazy details and various occurrences from my first week, …
Introducing Alyssa
According to my timehop today, a year ago I was in my absolutely favorite city in the world, Florence. For those of you who are unaware of what timehop is, it basically is an app …
The Deceivingly Bad First Day
Traveling day to go study abroad can be a rollercoaster of emotions and moods. First, you’re excited and nervous to be in another country alone. Then, you’re unbearably uncomfortable for 8 hours while you try …