How to Survive the Mediterranean Summer: Do not move. When you get too bored of not moving, put on your lightest clothes and venture outside your un-air-conditioned apartment in search of gelato Copy your roommates’ …
Grace O’Meara
One More Month
As of today (May 27th), I have one more month before I return to the US. Most of my friends in other study abroad programs have already written their wistful Facebook statuses and hopped on …
Miti d’Italia.
The past week was long. Between two presentations, a final exam, and worrying about my little sister in Boston, I’ve been feeling a bit stressed and homesick. However, thinking about my family and Madison has …
Grazi…as
Living in Europe makes other European countries feel extraordinarily close. There’s no ocean between us?! Sure I can go there! No problem! It’s easy to forget that a plane ride and a wad of cash …
La Scuola
Since arriving in Bologna, I have not received a single grade. My lecture “Storia dell’Emilia Romagna in Antichità” (a history of Bologna’s region) ended on Monday, and I have no points, letter grades, or percentages. …
An American Among… Other Americans
This past weekend a few friends and I took the train down to Firenze for the weekend. The weekend before, we had taken a break from day trips to explore Bologna some more. We climbed …
Carnivale: The Costumes and Crowds
When we booked our tickets for carnivale, my group patted ourselves on the back for scheduling our train two hours later than the rest of our BCSP friends. Our Parma trip instilled the lesson that …
The Land of Cheese and Ham
I had heard the city of Parma was the birthplace of Parmigiano Reggiano cheese and Parma ham, but I was not prepared for the quaint beauty of the city. Last Saturday a group of BCSP …
How do you say “Homesick” in Italian?
When I first moved into my apartment, I felt my first wave of homesickness. Bologna is no longer a summer camp where my American friends and I eat out every day and party every night …
Move-In Day
I’ve made my Bologna-IKEA (ee-kay-uh) trip, stuffed all my unfolded clothes into my bag, and am about to roll my suitcase over 950m of cobblestone streets to my new apartment. That’s right, I found one. …