Sitting in my apartment, which was built in the 1800’s and is a historically protected building in my neighborhood in this part of Florence, I look at the 15 foot tall ceilings, colorful, geometric tiles, …
Italy
Why I’m Doing This
11/19/18 As I sit in the Historical Society Library, draining the last bit of coffee from my grande Starbucks cup, I realize that a worrier (like me) should never drink this much coffee on an …
When everything goes wrong, keep right.
Many college students have the feeling that “nothing has changed” when coming home for the holidays. You may notice the new sign at the train station, or that your bathroom has new shower curtain, but …
The End of the Beginning
By mid-December in Bologna the air is grey and wet and cold. The humid wind digs into my bones and I cannot escape the chill of the coming winter. The rain turned cold and falls …
Finals
I woke up this morning in a running frenzy. There had been no alarm. I searched frantically for the time and found my phone buried under pages of notes on my desk, unplugged and dead. …
Travel Blog Post 1
Living outside of Wisconsin scares me. But I mean that in a good way– living on another continent is something I assume will be incredibly shocking for me since I’ve never been out of (or …
After Class
I met Gaetano, Roberta and Simone on the second day of my History of Italian Film class. They showed up late and sat near me in the crowded lecture hall and during class I got …
Miss America
I miss my mom and my sisters and my brothers, I miss eating dinner with them after driving back to Oregon from Madison, going to class all day and walking around campus seeing my friends …
Money
I do not like to waste time worrying about money. It comes and goes like the tide, I just want to ride the waves. But when I consider the tsunami of debt that will come …
The Routine / The Escape
I am writing this to further procrastinate my studies. The second week of classes at the University of Bologna is finished and by now I have gotten used to the routine of waking up, making …