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Austria: Three cities in Three days

Posted on April 29, 2019

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 …

Posted in Abigail King, Academic Year 2018-2019, Europe, Italy, Returned Student, Spring 2019Tagged Abigail King, Austria, Italy, Rome, semester abroad, study abroad, travel, UW-madison

Life in London

Posted on April 1, 2019

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 …

Posted in Abigail King, Academic Year 2018-2019, Europe, Italy, Returned Student, Spring 2019Tagged Abigail King, Italy, Rome, study abroad, travel, UW-madison

Berlin—a city of history

Posted on April 1, 2019

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 …

Posted in Abigail King, Academic Year 2018-2019, Europe, Italy, Returned Student, Spring 2019Tagged Abigail King, International Academic Programs, Italy, Rome, semester abroad, study abroad, travel, UW-madison

BRUSSELS TRIP

Posted on January 29, 2019

Caio! This past weekend, January 25-27, I celebrated my friend’s birthday by visiting her in Brussels, Belgium! This was the first time I traveled by myself since getting to Rome. It was nerve-racking, but I …

Posted in Abigail King, Academic Year 2018-2019, Europe, Italy, Returned Student, Spring 2019Tagged Abigail King, Brussels, CIEE, International Academic Programs, Italy, Rome, semester abroad, study abroad, travel, UW-madison

VENICE TRIP

Posted on January 29, 2019

Caio! My program took a school trip to Venice, Italy from January 18-20! It was my first adventure outside of Rome, so it was nice to do it with a large school group. Our train …

Posted in Abigail King, Academic Year 2018-2019, Europe, Italy, Returned Student, Spring 2019Tagged Abigail King, CIEE, International Academic Programs, Italy, Rome, semester abroad, study abroad, travel, UW-madison, Venice

When everything goes wrong, keep right.

Posted on January 4, 2019

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 …

Posted in Abigail King, Academic Year 2018-2019, Europe, Italy, Returned Student, Spring 2019Tagged Abigail King, CIEE, International Academic Programs, Italy, Open Campus, program start, Rome, study abroad, UW-madison

My Faves: Rome Edition

Posted on March 16, 2017

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 …

Posted in Europe, Italy, Returned Student, Spring 2017, Stephanie QadirTagged International Academic Programs, Italy, Rome, Stephanie Qadir, study abroad, UW-madison

Buon Appetito!

Posted on February 23, 2017

When someone told me before I left for study abroad in Rome that “all they eat in Italy is pizza and pasta,” I was ecstatic; at home, especially as a vegetarian, my diet revolves around …

Posted in Europe, Italy, Returned Student, Spring 2017, Stephanie QadirTagged International Academic Programs, Italys, Rome, Stephanie Qadir, study abroad, UW-madison

Home Sweet Rome

Posted on January 25, 2017

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 …

Posted in Europe, Italy, Returned Student, Spring 2017, Stephanie QadirTagged arrival, International Academic Programs, Italy, john cabot university, program start, Rome, Stephanie Qadir, study abroad, UW-madison1 Comment

T-Minus 10 Days

Posted on January 20, 2017

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 …

Posted in Europe, Italy, Returned Student, Spring 2017, Stephanie QadirTagged International Academic Programs, Italy, john cabot university, Rome, semester abroad, Stephanie Qadir, study abroad, UW-madison1 Comment
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