Author: IMARRA

A big thing I had to adjust to was city life, specifically public transport. At Rollins we don’t need to take public transport, all our classes are a short walk away. In Rome; however, getting to class was around a 40min walk or a 20min bus ride. Getting anywhere in the city required a long…

As I have spent more time in Italy I came to see differences between Italy and America that had never occurred to me before. Doing laundry, going grocery shopping, even turning on a light are all things that are different here; most of the differences are minor but as time goes on it begins to…

One aspect of American culture I never before reflected upon is the individuality our country promotes for all its citizens. I was talking to a friend of mine, who is an exchange student from Japan, and she was telling me how bummed she was to leave America because she feels her country does not promote…