Last week, I decided to join my roommates on a day trip to Venice. I wasn’t exactly sure what to expect, I imagine that when most of us think of Venice, you think of canals and gondolas. You would be right, in part, to think that. But there really is a magical quality to being [...]
Category: Italy
Week Four: There’s No Place Like.. Florence
As I began to craft this post, the reality of the expiration date concerning my abroad trip, a date that which is approaching much quicker than I'd like, dawned upon me. I still feel as though I have so much more I need to experience from Italy and Europe in general, but simultaneously feel the [...]
A Bull Has Family Problems and Visits Stone Island
This last week has been nothing short of amazing and absolutely chaotic. In one week, I've had a man follow me, I've withdrawn from Florence University of the Arts, traveled to Venice, returned to Cinque Terre, and I've grown closer than imaginable with my family. Aggressive non-Italian Men I can recall walking towards the Santa [...]
Second Week In Florence
Sorry that it has taken me a little longer to recap my second week in Florence, but I have been very busy the past week. Having to make time to study for an exam, doing two different essays, and a presentation, I haven’t had much time for anything else. My second week in Italy was [...]
Week Two Recap: Cultural Adaptation
In my cultural psychology class, we learnt about how cultural stress and/or shock is kind of like a U-Curve, in that you start out in a euphoric state when you arrive and over time your mood dips down before rising back up again. This was no exception for me. I was absolutely enthralled (and still [...]
