Its been three weeks as of today living in Italy. Its taken so much adjusting its crazy. I don’t think I’ve truly felt like I live in Italy until today. I got a job. Two actually. Monday I started interning at The Roman Guy in their Marketing and Social Media department. I was so nervous …
I have been living in Rome now for 20 days, although it feels like 100 and 1 at the same time. Confusing? Good, because that is just the way Romans do it. The streets wind without pattern, clogged in one place with endless mopeds and taxis, sun-soaked and empty in another. The city moves and …
The little things seem insignificant yet define our everyday. Like the way the bus jolts or the cold humidity, which I’ve never experienced as a Chicagoian. Or enjoying my choice of three different flavors of gelato in one cone (flavor number one is always cioccolato). That moment of realization that I’m lost, but completely content. …
My time here in Vietnam is already flying by and this past week has been full of so many different experiences so buckle up! This week classes have settled in and I’ve gained a rhythm to the ebb and flow of Saigon. Tuesday night was one of the craziest nights here all because of football …
Snapshot Concept Based on a Forgotten Note on my Phone Based on a true story. Sitting in an apartment in Bologna, Italy Surrounded by people I’ve never met 2 weeks ago Bob Dylan & guitar riffs playing in the background Dainty jewelry around the necks of everyone My cousin venting to me about a world …
Studying abroad in Spain has been a dream of mine since I began studying Spanish and it is nearly impossible to wrap my mind around the fact that I am here, and that this is really happening. ‘The week leading up to my flight, I was incredibly nervous. I began to do what I do …
Heart don’t fail me now, courage don’t desert me, don’t turn back now that we’re here… Well, folks I made it to Roma! After a quick jaunt across the Atlantic Ocean, a connecting flight in Zurich, and a bus ride through Roma, I finally made it to the John Felice Rome Center. It’s odd to …
It is 9:40 pm here in Santiago, Chile and I am sitting at my desk with my window wide open enjoying the summer breeze while the sun is setting. Chile is currently in their hottest months of the year down here in the southern hemisphere which means it is the best time to explore! So …
Ciao! It’s almost two weeks since I arrived at the John Felice Rome Center, yet it already feels like home. The students here, both from Loyola University Chicago and other universities, are open and eager to meet as many people as possible and to engage in genuine conversation. And Rome is even more beautiful, fascinating, and …
Studying abroad this current semester is my first time ever leaving the United States. Before my departure I dreamt about the rolling vineyards in Chile and the extensive coastline, visiting Patagonia and having wild excursions up into Las Cordilleras. Although these daydreams are not at all impossible to experience, they have not necessarily been my …