Tag Archives: Study abroad

What would you do?

Although this may seem…incompatible after my jubilation over next week’s adventures, I am in something of a pickle: This past weekend, I did nothing.  I mean NOTHING.  Homework doesn’t count.  But I missed out on a really cheap opportunity to…

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Spring Break Approaching

It’s COMING!!!!!  The moment we’ve all been waiting for!  The break of all time….SPRING!  Whooo!  I can’t wait.  The weather is warming up, the sun is shining (most days) and the parkas are being pushed to the rear of the…

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Vespas!

Not much had been going on until Wednesday.  Classes, studying, classes, and then some classes.  But on Wednesday, I got to go to the Vespa Museum (yes, there actually is one). We took the train to Pontedera to the Piaggio…

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Graphic Design Field Trip

Yesterday for Graphic Design class, we went on a field trip to Treviso, near Venice to visit the Tipoteca Italiana printing museum.  The trip was AMAZING.  On the way there, the fog was so thick that it was hard to…

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Sightseeing 3/3

We went to the Medici Villas and to Vinci last weekend, and WOW!  The landscapes alone would be enough to turn even my younger brother into a master artist. (I’m recalling a time I tried to teach him to draw…

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Sightseeing 2/3

Last Saturday, I went to Ravenna on a tour with the school.  Ravenna became the capital of the Western Empire during the reign of Onorius in 395 A.D.  It is known for it’s Early Christian and Byzantine art, which I…

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Sightseeing 1/3

Last wednesday, my graphic design teacher took us to the Basilica of San Miniato al Monte…and “monte” is right, assuming it means mountain! We had to practically carabine up the stairs. My teacher flat refused to carry me no matter…

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The Calm and the Storm

T-2 days and counting! At this time on Thursday, Kourtnei, Julio, Kayla Hamilton (aka “Schweebs”) and Myself will be in Mussolini’s old stomping grounds, also known as Pizza Land, also known as Italy…barring any unexpected struggles. We will, however, take…

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You have to be Cutthroat to Ride Greyhound

While my most recent adventure on Greyhound (the bus service) was not nearly as dire as my last, which I will summarize in a second, it was still one worth mentioning. I hold perilously low standards for Greyhound, and here’s…

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Florence? Yes, please.

Even though I missed the meeting for the SACI presentation, I did get some of the flyers, and MY GOODNESS!  That program looks amazing!  I can’t wait to learn more about it.  If things work out well, then I’ll (hopefully)…

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