The city of Florence is filled with richness, but the countryside is an entirely different beauty saturated with vineyards… More
Maddison McMaken
Florence, Italy 
The city of Florence is filled with richness, but the countryside is an entirely different beauty saturated with vineyards, olive trees, and a colorful landscape. The Orsini Family Farm is a traditional Italian farm in the countryside of Umbria specializing… More
A typical conversation snippet from the weeks before I left: “You’re studying abroad? Where?” “Australia.”“Wow, that’s a long flight.” And it is. Even from the West Coast, it took me about fourteen and a half hours to get to Australia on a direct flight… More
Harvey Mudd College, East Dorm October 2023 What do you do when your dreams come true? I think the past couple of weeks has given me some time to process the news, and honestly? I was elated for maybe two seconds when I learned I was accepted to study… More
Before I headed out to study abroad I was a mess of nerves, not only worried about getting there but about what to do once I arrived. It seemed to me that I was building my entire life from scratch, at a new school, with new friends (hopefully), and living… More
This weekend, a group of USYD students piled into a bus to begin the journey towards Gerroa, a remote coastal town in NSW to attend a mini surf camp. Over the two-hour bus ride, our surroundings slowly transformed from crowded streets and skyscrapers… More