Tagged italy

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...

Okay…I promise I’ll eventually give you an insight into the Florentinian life: the coffee and the history and long walks on cobblestoned paths. But, I’m sitting here at 10 p.m. and just incredibly...

Hello again travel companions! Last week we chatted a bit about Rome, and my near failed attempt to recreate the Lizzie McGuire Movie.  Then I left you on a cliffhanger! Woah! Okay, I know that nobody...

I walked 82,000 steps last week. No joke. My first week studying abroad, and I’m already about 0.00016 to the moon. But all joking aside, you can’t walk 82,000 steps and not see anything to make all the...

Americans sure do love their coffee, and so do Italians, but before you go ordering your morning “latte” or a simple filter coffee, there are some major distinctions you should know about how Italians...

One of the most interesting ways to explore a new city is to shop in places frequented by locals. In these establishments, one can glean the unique flavor of the culture by observing the ways that shoppers...

“La Fanciulla del West” (The Golden Girl of the West) is an action-packed Italian opera by Giacomo Puccini. It is set in California circa 1850 in the American Wild West and features a strong, smart heroine...

“It’s halfway over.” Those were the words I heard last week upon handing in my fifth midterm exam. This didn’t faze me as I realized Spring Break was finally here and April, the best month of the...