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 [...]
Category: Summer 2018
My First Week in Florence- Milan Pride
Celebrating Diversity in Italy Ciao! As many of you know, June is Pride month worldwide. I had never been to a Pride event because back home something had always came up that prevented me from going. However, this past weekend I was able to go to Milan Pride. I went with three other men last [...]
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What is Italian food? Pasta! I never knew there were so many different types of pastas until I came to Florence! Tuna pasta? Yes, even tuna pasta exists. But there is more than pasta. Pizza is another Italian favorite. And no, American pizza is not the same as Italian pizza. Italian pizza is the [...]
Mania
I am pretty sure my family thought I was a little crazy after I came back from spending six weeks in Italy. I would be lying if I did not admit it myself: I had changed a bit. Maybe a lot. Well, it’s all relative! After returning from Italy, I was in a [...]
Boxes
A wise kid once said, “There is so much more things that we don’t know, but there is even more things that we don’t know we don’t know.” Confusing? I know! That is how I feel as I am finally processing my six weeks of studying abroad in Italy. Looking back, I thought I [...]
