Here I am, in Florence, Italy, finally writing this blog entry because my feet are sore from a week of adventures and the wi-fi has disconnected. It hasn’t been two weeks yet since my plane …
Italy
Before it Begins
Here I am, it’s January 10th, and I am getting so close to my take off date. I leave for Florence, Italy in 10 days. I feel like I have been waiting to go for …
Before Study Abroad
Fresh pasta with olive oil, cobblestone streets lined with rugged yellow walls, a sunset over the Piazzale Michelangelo… These are the things I dream of as I haphazardly pack clothes and toiletries into my suitcase …
Dreaming in Italian
I had a dream I went to Italy and I lived there for a year. I left behind my city and everyone I knew, looking a change in a life that felt the same. I …
Bella, Act 3
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 …
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 …