Author: awakefield@rollins.edu

Well, tonight is my last night in Rome! I cannot believe how quickly time has flown by. I feel like just yesterday I was arriving here, and now I feel like it is my home. I have made so many great friends here, and have seen so many cool places. The study abroad experience is…

I cannot believe how fast this time has gone by. My parents visited last week for Thanksgiving which was really nice. I thought it would be a lot more difficult to say goodbye to them, but it was actually not too because I remembered how little time I have left until I return home. I…

I cannot believe I only have a month left here in Rome. This experience has flown by, and I still feel like I have so much to see! When people ask me where my favorite place is that I have traveled, I can’t help but to say Rome. There is just so much to do…

I’ve reached the halfway mark! The time has gone by so quickly. I don’t want to think about going home yet, I am loving it so much here. In the letter I wrote two weeks before leaving from Rome, I talked about worries with the language, getting my way around, and roommates. Luckily, none of…

I can’t believe it has already been over a month. Somehow, it has felt like one week but also a year. I love it here so much I never want to leave. It is going by so fast! Every weekend comes so quickly. Maybe it is because I only have class three days a week,…

Last weekend I went to the Amalfi coast, which was one of the places I wanted to go to the most when studying abroad. It was so exciting. We went to Capri, ,Positano, and Pompeii. My roommates and I decided to travel through Bus2Alps so that we did not have to plan every little detail…

First week of classes is done! I guess I should say half week because I only have class Monday through Wednesday here. I also love all of the classes I am taking and everyone at the school is so nice. So far, I love everything about this place. I walk around and I literally cannot…