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Posted on June 20, 2013

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’ …

Posted in Europe, Grace O'Meara, Italy, Returned Student, Spring 2013Tagged Bologna, Grace O'Meara, International Academic Programs, Italy, study abroad, UW-madison

One More Month

Posted on May 28, 2013

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 …

Posted in Europe, Grace O'Meara, Italy, Returned Student, Spring 2013Tagged Bologna, Grace O'Meara, International Academic Programs, Italy, study abroad, UW-madison

Miti d’Italia.

Posted on April 24, 2013

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 …

Posted in Correspondents, Europe, Grace O'Meara, Italy, Returned Student, Spring 2013Tagged Bologna, Grace O'Meara, IAP, International Academic Programs, Italy, Stereotypes, study abroad, travel, UW-madison

Grazi…as

Posted on April 12, 2013

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 …

Posted in Europe, Grace O'Meara, Italy, Returned Student, Spring 2013Tagged Bologna, Grace O'Meara, International Academic Programs, Italy, Portugal, Spain, study abroad, travel, UW-madison

La Scuola

Posted on March 22, 2013

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. …

Posted in Correspondents, Europe, Grace O'Meara, Italy, Returned Student, Spring 2013Tagged Grace O'Meara, Grades, International Academic Programs, Italy, study abroad, travel, UW-madison

An American Among… Other Americans

Posted on February 26, 2013

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 …

Posted in Correspondents, Europe, Grace O'Meara, Italy, Returned Student, Spring 2013Tagged Bologna, food, Grace O'Meara, International Academic Programs, Italy, study abroad, travel, UW-madison1 Comment

Carnivale: The Costumes and Crowds

Posted on February 13, 2013

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 …

Posted in Europe, Grace O'Meara, Italy, Returned Student, Spring 2013, UncategorizedTagged Bologna, Carnivale, Grace O'Meara, International Academic Programs, Italian, Italy, study abroad, UW-madison1 Comment

The Land of Cheese and Ham

Posted on February 8, 2013

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 …

Posted in Europe, Grace O'Meara, Italy, Returned Student, Spring 2013Tagged Bologna, cheese, English, food, Grace O'Meara, International Academic Programs, Italian, Italy, study abroad, UW-madison1 Comment

How do you say “Homesick” in Italian?

Posted on February 1, 2013

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 …

Posted in Correspondents, Europe, Grace O'Meara, Italy, Returned Student, Spring 2013Tagged Bologna, Grace O'Meara, International Academic Programs, study abroad, travel, UW-madison2 Comments

Move-In Day

Posted on January 28, 2013

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. …

Posted in Europe, Grace O'Meara, Italy, Returned Student, Spring 2013Tagged Bologna, Grace O'Meara, International Academic Programs, Italian, Italy, move-in day, study abroad, UW-madison1 Comment
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