Category: Italy: ISA Rome

Good day America, Greetings from Rome!! This week is probably the most exciting and most hectic week of my study abroad experience. We have currently reached the halfway point for this semester, which means we only have one-half left to go, but it also means MIDTERMS!! ☹ This week I have three midterms, which doesn’t…

Hi again! Last time I mentioned our extravaganza of a fall break travelling throughout Ibiza, Barcelona, and Paris over a span of 10 days.  Words cannot describe these experiences; Ibiza was great to experience and definitely a unique spot to visit, but Barcelona and Paris are most definitely two of my favorite cities of all…

The moments you experience in your life that make you stop and pinch yourself because there is seriously no way on Earth that you are where you are have almost become a regular occurrence. This, of course, began when I realized I would be living in Rome for four months, and hasn’t entirely worn off….

Ciao Ciao, As we approach mid-October, I begin to notice a change in the weather. The mornings are much colder and the evenings are much quieter. The trees are beginning to change color and everything is starting to remind me of the seasonal changes back home. Around this time 2 years ago; I had to…

Hello readers! Cooler weather is finally arriving! It finally seems like the days of dripping sweat on a daily basis and getting eaten alive by mosquitos are almost to an end.  Midterms are also coming up (not as pumped for this like the new weather), so things are staying pretty quiet and focused until we…

Since being in Rome, I’ve noticed a few things about this beautiful city that they don’t mention to you in The Lizzie McGuire Movie. After having been here for about a month and a half, I had kind of begun to assume that I knew my way around and felt comfortable that I knew a…

October has been great to me so far. I can finally tick going to Oktoberfest off my bucket list!!! It was without a doubt one of the best weekends of my life! I had never been to Germany and although it was only for the weekend, we got to experience a lot of it. On…

Not a single day has passed that hasn’t brought about some sort of adventure, no matter how small or surprising. I can definitely say that upon arrival in Rome I never expected I’d need to learn how to say “Take me to the nearest emergency room.” Even the basic conversational Italian I feel I’ve somewhat…

I’ve officially passed the one month mark here in Rome and the excitement of finally being here has worn off. But that’s not to downplay the experience I’m having, it’s just that I’ve actually settled into a routine and the only times I get to actually recognize that I’m really here are the weekends which…

It’s official – I’m in love with my new life here in Rome! I did experience, however, a very strange adjustment process… My flight to Rome was so quick that when I landed at Fiumicino, it didn’t seem possible that I’d crossed an ocean. That, along with the few weeks that it took to get…