It took me some time to feel ready to write this blog post, not only because I refused to acknowledge that my time in Italy was over, but also because I wanted to give myself some time to come down from my Italian dreams and really work through my feelings for this trip and country. [...]
On our hunt for great Italian eats, my friends and I stumbled upon Bistrot Giulio. Great food, even better location but really it's the service that kept us going back. Specifically Fabio. Throughout our time in Florence, we came to realize how popular Fabio was among study abroad students. He seemed to know everyone and [...]
When studying abroad, the standard weekend plan involves traveling. Whether that be outside your city, or outside the country, it always seems to be the default answer when asked "what are we doing this weekend?". Well, I'm here to tell you Florence can be just as beautiful and exciting as any trip and gives you [...]
For most, myself included, the biggest draw to a study abroad program is the ability to spend time in the country of your dreams while fulfilling some level of academic responsibility. I mean, we all know what we signed up for, we even picked out and registered for the classes ourselves but to commit to [...]
So...you've been in Florence and you finally find your group of friends. It's time for those weekend/day trips and you have no clue where to start, how to start or what you're even doing. I GOTCHU. This week's blog post is dedicated to those little (big) tips about planning and executing some great group trips [...]
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