Author: DICOLON

I write this final blog with a heavy heart, as I am back in the states. Rome hooked itself deep into my soul and made me feel freer and more at home than I had in a while. I made so many friends in Rome, had an internship that was more satisfying and fulfilling than…

My days in Rome are coming to a close and I just want to stop time and savor it for as long as I can. My finals are almost here and I am avoiding my final papers as if in not writing them I’ll slow down the time I have. I feel at home here,…

There is a certain idea of what studying abroad is and can be. We expect it to be this constant action and experience. We forget that we are the same people at home as we are in a different country. We tire the same, we get overwhelmed the same, we need breaks the same. Having…

Part of the difficulty of putting your life at home on pause to study abroad is leaving the connections you have at home that define your everyday life. I love it here but of course I miss my family and friends. I even miss the baristas at my favorite coffee shops! My solution to this…

Ciao a tutti! It’s been a little over a month since I arrived in Rome and I have been so busy! Italians are always considered to live a much more relaxed lifestyle but Romans are always on the go! It is nothing like my life in Orlando. Waking up is exciting and between class, my…