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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...

Studying abroad is one of the best decisions I ever made at Fairfield University. While it did seem daunting, traveling all the way to Europe and not seeing my family until December, the experiences with my...

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...

I like to say that I have three separate lives: one in my childhood home of Stonington, Connecticut, one at Fairfield University and one in Florence, Italy. At home, my routine consists of waking up late...

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’ve got two words for you this week: sleeping car. Though in the United States, no one really takes trains anymore, especially for far distances or even onto islands, Europe does. I took a train from London...

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...

Another weekend spent in another Italian city. This weekend in the calendar I was off to Siena with my travelling art history class. This class really is a great deal; we only meet for an hour before we...