My experience abroad has officially come to an end and I’m back home in the US. It’s crazy to think back to four months ago when I was just getting ready to leave. The nerves …
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The Final Month
I’ve officially entered the final month of my abroad experience and I have a lot of mixed emotions about it. The past few months have seriously flown by and I cannot believe I have less …
A Spring Break to Remember
My program just had our spring break and it’s hard to believe that we’re half way through the semester! I don’t know whether to laugh or cry… I’m not ready to think about going home …
A Travel Update
It’s been just about six weeks since I began my journey in Florence and it really has flown by! Part of me feels like I just got here and part of me feels like I’ve …
Finding My New Normal
It’s been just about three weeks since I arrived in Florence and what a whirlwind it has been! I feel like I’m finally getting used to my life abroad and I could not be happier. …
My First Week
Ciao, friends! I arrived in Florence nearly a week ago and am just catching my breath enough to sit down and write a post! Between the jetlag, time change, orientation and first day of classes, …
Florence, Here I Come…
It’s crazy to think that after months of researching, planning and prepping, the time has finally come for me to study abroad! In just a few short days I’ll be embarking on what I hear …
My Faves: Rome Edition
Despite my last blog post detailing all the delicious meals I’ve eaten during the past six weeks in Rome, I’d like to emphasize the fact that there is actually more to do in Rome than …
Home Sweet Rome
I can’t believe over a week has passed since I’ve arrived in Italy. Orientation blew by, and I am settling in comfortably to my apartment in the Trastevere neighborhood of Rome. Every day, the culture …
T-Minus 10 Days
Packing your whole life into a suitcase for one semester is no doubt one of the most stressful parts of the preparing-to-go abroad process. Applying for a student visa? Easy. Filing a Permesso di Soggiorno …