On February 29th, 2020, I woke up in my Airbnb alone in Naples. I had arrived yesterday and had seen quite a lot of the city before returning to my accommodations in the heart of the Historic District. It was my first real solo trip. I’ve been traveling alone to New York and Washington DC…
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The Roman Guide to Dressing Warm
THE ROMAN GUIDE TO DRESSING WARM by Allison van Tilborgh Rome has what meteorologists call a “mild climate.” The city experiences hot summers and cold, though not freezing, winters. To my student abroad colleagues from Minnesota, Oregon, and South Dakota, the weather in Rome must be splendid. (It’s 35-55° F) To me, well, the prospect…
11 Days Until I Leave For Rome by Allison van Tilborgh
It is not the fear of a foreign land, language, or culture that frightens me. It is the feeling of doing something on my own.