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4 Life-changing lessons from Roberto
While I was a little skeptical about the idea of living with host-parents, I am so glad I did. Instead of living in my own apartment with American college, English-speaking roommates, I got to further...
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Eating my way through Florence: Top 5 places to devour
I often tell people that I chose to live in Italy to eat, and now that I’ve returned I have no problem bragging about how I ate my way through Italy (I also mention that I did this without gaining...
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Pisa: the most overrated city in Italy
When people think about visiting Italy, places like the Colosseum, Venice, and the Leaning Tower of Pisa are immediately on their list of must-see places. I’m here to tell you to think again… Sure, you...
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Exploring Tuscany: The best weekend trips from Siena
Siena is located in the heart of Tuscany, located near numerous destinations and options for fun filled weekend trips. During my study abroad program through Lewis & Clark College, hosted by Siena...
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Review: Eating Italy Tour in Trastevere at twilight
Imagine a little nook in the grand city of Rome, filled with cobblestone roads, secret alleys, and less crowds. Sure, the town of Trastevere is gaining popularity and is becoming more crowded, but it...
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Blow dryers, scarves, and weird medicine: Dealing with the flu while abroad
I’m hardly the type of person who gets sick (I’m talking like maybe once per year), but lucky me had the flu for two weeks while living abroad and all I wanted was my mommy. The weather was super...
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8 Struggles of returning “Home”
With about one month left for most universities, the semester is slowly coming to a close and study abroad students are starting to make their way back home for the summer. Returning to the U.S. was a...
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Putting more distance in a long distance relationship
Long distance relationships (LDRs) are always tricky. I was in one during all 4 years of college. I’m dating my best friend, Andrew, whom I met during my junior year of high school, and after...
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Review: La Bitta, for the friend who doesn’t eat fish in Venice
Now, I know that I said one of my favorite hobbies is to find hole-in-the-wall reasonably priced restaurants, but sometimes we gotta treat ourselves. That’s exactly what we did in Venice. La Bitta, a...
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How studying abroad changed my life
I remember wanting to study abroad since I was in middle school. I made a list that had places such as France, Italy, Ireland and Japan – foreign places that I could easily see myself living. Heck, I...
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