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Spring break has come and gone, and with it came a lot of fun travels and activities for Fairfield University students. Having never traveled for spring break during my almost three years of college, I knew...

Seven countries, over 15 cities and countless memories and laughs. It’s hard to put a numerical value on what my time studying abroad has meant to me. It’s even harder to fairly articulate how I quite...

Ciao! Buongiorno dalla bellissima città di Firenze, Italia! I am currently writing to you all from a new location instead of my Fairfield University dorm room this semester because I am currently enrolled in...

On Monday, Feb. 25, visions of an enriching four month study abroad experience came to a sudden halt for Fairfield students in Florence, Italy. With rapidly increasing numbers of coronavirus cases throughout...

On Tuesday, February 25, provost Christine Siegel, Ph.D., emailed the students currently studying abroad in Florence, Italy and their parents regarding their current study abroad program. According to the...

Dear Future Study Abroad Student, By the time you’ll be reading this, all of my things will be all packed away and I’ll be flying home. I haven’t started packing yet, but I’ll probably need one of...

I like love reading. I mean, it’s now part of my “Brand™” after winning PBS’ “Great American Read” and having boxes of 100 books shipped to my house. Easier to accomplish than shipping them...

To be completely honest, my body is still recovering from my Fall Break excursion to London and Amsterdam, where my lovely Ciro and I walked, no joke, 20 miles a day. For my regular readers: that bit about me...

Woah…hey! What is this? A study abroad article that is actually about Florence? I know! Finally, due to midterms and this old thing called Florence Discovery Weekend, I’ve had the opportunity to stay...

After settling into our new home in Florence, Italy, my friends and I thought a day in the countryside would do us some good! We woke up at 6 a.m. to catch a bus to Assisi, a tiny medieval hilltop town...