Homesickness
Homesickness is a real thing that you deal with when you are abroad. It can be challenging but know that it gets better. Here are my views on my homesickness so you can get a sense of what it might be like abroad. More
Student Bloggers
Grazie, No Thank You Here
Before you buy your plane ticket with some Italian romance in your eyes, I have to let you in on a few essential parts of studying abroad. See, there is this thing some professionals like to call “the emotional stages of studying abroad,” or as I like… More
Taking Advantage of Opportunities
Every day the people around you go on trips, to new places you haven’t been, and have new experiences. And the only way you’re going to get in on it is by inserting yourself. It seems hard and super awkward when you’re talking to a friend and they say… More
Ciao, Parli Inglese? Practicing Italian in an English Speaking World
Upon arriving in Perugia I was blown away by all of the beauty that surrounded me; the food, fashion, architecture, and above all else the beautiful people. The women of Perugia always seem to have tan, glowing and dewy skin (compared to the sweat that… More
The Beauty of Rome
The thing about Rome is that it’s not a conventionally beautiful city. Most apartments are not freshly painted in the creamy pale shades that you will find outside the Spanish Steps, and the streets are not cleanly swept anywhere you’ll go. The sidewalks… More