I haven’t had a chance to catch my breath let alone blog until now, as we have been insanely busy this last week. I don’t think it has truly set in that we are in Rome, the Eternal City, but I am slowly starting to believe it. Before I dive into the awesomeness that is …
Another early day here in Italy! The whole campus is off to Orvieto for a day in the Tuscan countryside. Like I said before, never pass up a school organized trip! You have already payed for it and they are really fun and allow you to see places that you wouldn’t have thought to go …
(Exploring Rome: My Italian Friends) Buonasera tutti! It’s 7 p.m. here in Rome and I have loads of things to tell you! So bear with me, please, it was a day full of surprises. Today was my first Wednesday off in the city. Yes, I was somehow able to take five classes and still have …
Wow. We’ve only been on campus at the John Felice Rome Center for one week but it already feels like home. Having visited Italy previously with my family (we spent a couple weeks in Florence and Tuscany), and speaking fairly good Italian, I thought I knew what I was getting into. But man oh man, …
Wow! I can’t believe it’s only my second night here in Bilbao. It feel like in the last few days so much has happened. So let’s start at the beginning. Shall we? My flight boarded the plane at O’Hare on time, but sure enough, as the plan was leaving towards the runway, we had to …
Anyone traveling in Europe will quickly discover the beauty of train rides. Trains go pretty much anywhere and are fairly inexpensive. After learning this fun fact, my friends and I decided to take a day trip to Florence, Italy. We took an early train from Rome and came back late that same day (so we …
1 September So I found this journal-type entry in a notebook I was cleaning out for use for the semester (recycling is both good for the environment and the wallet). It speaks briefly about a part of the readjusting process, as anybody coming back from study abroad will definitely experience. —————– 29 July 2013 Readjusting …
Is this really happening? Am I seeing what I think I’m seeing? Did I die and go to Heaven? Is this real life? This may only be my fifth day in Rome, but I have heard, and asked, those questions a countless number of times since I arrived here. Orientation has taken us all over …
So here’s the thing. I’m in Uganda right now. This might sound a little strange, but that simple realization hadn’t hit me until I moved into my homestay family’s house last night. This past week has been absolute madness. Supposedly, it was our orientation week, but everything is so new, confusing, and exciting that I …
Because of the difficulty of accessing internet and the traveling I still have to do, I do not know when this post will be uploaded. However, it was written on Sunday, August 25th 2012. The day I arrived in Uganda. Air travel has never been a problem for me; I grew up flying back and …