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…
Category: Italy: ISA Rome
One last ciao!
It’s crazy how life can change so much in such a short period of time. I got to Rome, and my life changed so quickly. Then because of a quick change, I had to leave. Everything that I lived in Italy I know that I will carry forever in my heart and memories. I am…
Ciao ciao
Ah yes, the time has come for the final blog post. Unfortunately, it’s come much sooner than we all expected due to COVID-19. Still, my time abroad has added value to my life, and I’m thankful for the time I had. Reading back on my original post, I realize some things were as I expected,…
Rome, I’ll Be Back… I Promise
I can say, without a doubt in my mind, that I had the best time in Rome, Italy. It got cut super short and although I was only there for a month and a half, I had the best experience I would have loved to try more food, see more soccer games, visit more places,…
Final Blog Post
The day I found out the program was cancelled, I wasn’t even in Italy. My friend and I would travel every weekend to experience the most we can. At the time we were in London having the time of our lives. It was so crazy because we were talking over dinner about how if the…
In the face of a pandemic
In all honesty, I have put off writing this final blog post because doing so brings a finality to this whole experience. It takes away the slightest hope that perhaps we will receive notice that we can return back to Rome. Even though that may be far from the truth, this final post is a…
My Last Day of Normalcy
The day before finding out our program in Rome was cancelled, I spent the morning in Villa Doria Pamphili. A park on the west side of the city, only a 10-minute tram ride from my apartment, Villa Pamphili became my ‘happy place’ after my very first visit. On that Friday morning, walking to my usual…
Comparing the Experience to the Assumption
Coming home so suddenly from being abroad was a shock, as I’m sure it was for most students. I am grateful however, for the time that I did get to spend in another country. I want to talk a little about my learning experience abroad compared with what I had been expecting beforehand. I was…
Food in Italy!
How can I even start? I heard so many things about the exceptional culinary in Italy that when arriving in the country I had high expectations already. Well, those high expectations were not high enough! The food is absolutely amazing! I don’t think I’ll ever be able to live somewhere and not compare the culinary…
Ciao
Approximately one month and a week into my study abroad experience in Rome my program got cancelled. I am heartbroken having to leave all my new friends and new home. However, I am happy for the amazing trips to Milan, Pisa, Nice, Barcelona, and Interlaken we got to share together. And the endless consumption of…