One aspect of U.S. culture is that it is fast-paced. This can be seen in all aspects of life from the workplace, to school, and into people’s personal lives. Life moves quick here, and there is a deeper sense of urgency compared to other countries to get things done. People have set schedules that they…
Category: Italy: ISA Rome
American Culture vs. Italian Culture
If you are from or visited The United States you have probably heard the phrase, “Time is money” whether it be in person or from film. The phrase seems to be a motto of sorts for The U.S. and that’s because there’s a sense of urgency and how we can’t let a single moment pass…
Reflecting on my abroad experience in Italy
My time in Rome, Italy, has officially ended, and now that I have returned home, I wish I could do everything all over again. I noticed many things in Italian culture that were very different from the culture back home. In particular, something that confused me about Italian culture was the fact that most Italians…
Final Blog Post – Rome ISA
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…
Final Post
Now that I am home from an amazing semester in Rome Italy, I have had a lot of time to reflect on my time and experiences there. Naturally with spending four months in another foreign country you are bound to run into some situations. There were things that I was not use to at all…
Final post
An experience I had while studying abroad was the hours of operation. Every day, most restaurants close around 2:30 pm compared to in the states where individuals can eat anywhere at any time. To accommodate the eating hours, I had to rearrange my schedule. I finished school at 1:55pm every day, so I had to…
Cultural Confrontation
Some cultural confrontation that I have had to deal with while studying abroad in Italy is the fact that they simply do not have dryers for your clothes. As you could imagine this gets extremely annoying however I have learned from it to be more efficient when it comes to doing wash. For example, at…
Blog Post #2 – Italy
So far during my time in Italy, I have found that there are many things that are different than in America. For example, on Sunday most stores are closed which means that if you want to get groceries, you will need to do so ahead of time or during the morning hours if some may…
Blog Prompt 2
In general terms I feel as if I have adapted quickly to my newfound city life in Rome. Nevertheless, I have experienced frustration because of the language barrier. On occasion I have felt helpless with the inability to clearly express my thoughts with locals. Had I made a big mistake in choosing to move to…
Blog Post #2
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…