It’s hard to look at this experience and see that I only have ten days left. It felt like last week were I was stressing that I would miss my connection in Frankfurt as I sipped champagne in my first class plane seat (I was randomly upgraded). While I now spend most of my time…

I have had many weekends where I have traveled in Italy and around Europe, and one of the most meaningful experiences I had was my trip to Spain and Portugal, where I traveled to Barcelona, Mallorca, Sevilla, Porto, and Madrid in just eight days. Although the trip moved quickly, it became one of the most…

Coming abroad has pushed me to grow and adapt in more ways than I was originally expecting. While I was aware the culture and way of life were different in Italy and Florence, I quickly learned that adapting was going to take more than knowing how to say Ciao and eating the food. One of…

When I first arrived in Florence, I was really not expecting that I had to actually attend classes. I thought the “study abroad” was more of a “traveling abroad” situation. Lo and behold, I do actually have to attend class; however, classes here are more engaging and interesting than I could have imagined. My class…

Hi everyone, my name is Colm, and I am a current junior at the University of Pittsburgh. I am taking a semester to study in Florence, but back at Pitt, I study supply chain management and business analytics, and I will go into data analytics for my internship in the summer. While not hitting the…