Note: What follows is a work of fiction. While the characters in the story- including I, Pier, the narrator- are inspired by real life, their existence is bounded by the of the limits of the …
Italy
On the Way to Firenze
Peter Kane Every Italian paesino has a church, a cemetery and a café. We passed through many that were little more than a quiet road with a couple old buildings sagging in the sun. The …
Austria: Three cities in Three days
Austria is by far the most underrated country I have ever been to. I do not know anyone studying abroad there, so we went in blind. The person I went with and I both knew …
Hungry for More
I spent the week of Easter with Giovanni’s family in Pescara. His parents live up the street from his grandma and his cousins are around the corner. He’s got an uncle with a restaurant on …
Bella, Act 1
Note: what follows is a work of fiction. While the characters in the story -including I, Pier, the narrator- are inspired by real life, their existence remains limited to the confines of the story. When …
Life in London
For my program in Rome we receive three five-day breaks and for our first one we went to London! Elli, my roommate, and I have several friends from Wisconsin studying there, which made the experience …
Berlin—a city of history
Berlin was nothing like how I expected, but was nothing short of amazing. The grungy city is filled with memories of a long, difficult and shameful past. The remnants of WW1 and WW2 are still …
Fast Fashion
So, I’m not going to lie, it has been a hot minute since I wrote my last blog post. If I’m making excuses… being sick, midterms, spring break, and best friends coming to visit all …
Hamerica’s
It was 1am and we had closed an hour ago but still the dining room was full of customers, sitting and talking like they had no plans to leave. My coworkers were tired. It was …
It’s Ok to be Ruined
Over the past week, I found myself getting in my head. I knew that I decided to study abroad because I needed a change in my life. Back in Madison, I felt myself getting bored …