I have now been home for a little over a week and able to reflect on my time abroad. I am extremely grateful to have had the experience to study in Italy. The opportunities that I was fortunate to experience allowed me to expand my knowledge and understanding of different cultures. I met people from…
Category: Italy: ISA Rome
Final Post
I am now home from my fall semester abroad in Rome, Italy. It was a wonderful time and I loved every second of it. There were new experiences for me but also very similar experiences for me. Living in a city, it is not always the most practical to drive, nor did I have the…
Final Blog Post: ISA Rome
An aspect of Italian culture that I had to adjust to was the heavy reliance on public transportation and walking. Before this semester, I had never used public transportation. I am from Texas, so I am very used to driving everywhere, since everything is so spread out. In Rome especially, but many other cities in…
Final Post
One aspect of Italian culture that I had to adjust to was how they view time. In Italy, things tend to move at a slower pace in all aspects of life. For example, the bus system is not the most reliable. Many of the buses tended to show up later than the scheduled time, or…
Final Post
Now that I have completed a full semester abroad, I have lots to reflect on. I definitely had to adjust to a lot of aspects of my host culture. The first aspect was all the walking you had to do. The easiest way to get around in Rome is honestly to walk. I had to…
Final Blog Prompt
1. An aspect of the host culture that I was not expecting to experience was the lack of alone time/space. Due to the size of our rooms and apartment, it was very evident we would be spending a lot of time in the presence of our roommates or friends. This is not a bad thing,…
ISA: Italy Rome
Italy has been an amazing experience and I have truly been lucky to have the opportunities to travel most weekends and see other areas of Italy and other countries. Although my time abroad as looked perfect online, there has definitely been times where I needed to adjust and felt lost. The cafe and bar culture…
Blog post #2
An experience of cultural confrontation that has happened so far during my time abroad has been when I first made some local friends. One friend, in particular, spoke no English. This was an interesting challenge to tackle, as I do not speak enough Italian to converse properly. The first night we met, I was with…