If you plan to study abroad in Italy I am pretty sure you will have the time of your life. I only had about 10 days and couldn’t get enough. We found friendly people everywhere who weren’t judging my attempts at speaking Italian before they attempted to help out. We were also rightly recommended to…
Semana Santa en Italia
I forgot to mention so far that I spent my Spring Break in Italy. I mean really does life get better than this. We flew into Milan and the adventures literally began the moment we stepped onto the plane. I met another American student abroad who had taken some Italian and…
Black Money
My last night in Nepal, it’s crazy how the semester has already gone by so fast. I have cried, adapted to my new environment, made friends, traveled on often unsafe mountain flights, and have fought the crazy amount of foreign insects in South India. During my ISP period I made some very close friendships, and…
Portugal…Obrigado
If you have had the wonderful opportunity of eating food from the international chain Nando’s , with a Portuguese theme, you have to know that delicious food is only a teaser for the authentic food of Portugal. One of the best decisions of that trip was to ask a local where some great Portuguese food…
Erasmus…ESN Trabaja, Tú te diviertes (ESN works, You enjoy)
If you hadn’t heard this word before, you will in Spain (or Europe) in general. I don’t know many other Erasmus programs, but I would venture to say that the Oviedo Team is one of the most enthusiastic group of international students in Europe currently. Having 1 of the 3 ESN houses in Europe, you can…
Bilbao….No lo subestimes (Don’t underestimate it)
For some reason, this Basque Country, so close to the border of France is not bragged about constantly. After a year abroad and visiting beautiful places all over the world, this city makes the top 5 for sure. With a history of an industrial city, it’s hard to believe there is so much beauty. If you…
I Don’t Want To Go…
I have less than a week in Rome left, and as much as I would love to stop home and see everyone and do my summer traveling, the idea that I will not be returning to Rome, to my new home, seems unreal. However, I still have a few days left, so for this post…
Gardens of Ninfa
For the final excursion of my program, they took us on a day trip to the gardens at Ninfa. Ninfa used to be a city, but was destroyed sometime in the middle ages. In more modern times, its wealthy owners decided to use the ruins of the old city as a foundation for a garden….
The Best Excursion!
In mid-April, finally it was time for the ISA Rome excursion I had been looking forward to the most: Sorrento, Capri, and Pompeii. Visiting Pompeii has been a dream of mine since I was a small child reading the Magic Treehouse series. The story of Pompeii was always my favorite, and as I’ve gotten older…
Spring Break
Over Spring Break I decided to visit some of my friends who were also studying abroad. This meant going to Athens and then Paris. While both are places I had hoped to visit during my time abroad, if I had not been intending on visiting anyone, I’m not sure if I would have done these…