Hello again! It’s hard to believe we already wrapped up our first client visit, but I had a fun time getting to know the community and what makes it special. Our group spent time touring unique sites like the Coal & Coke Museum on Penn State Fayette’s campus, the Canteen and model train display, the…
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Masaccio is Everywhere!
Living and navigating through Florence has certainly been developmental in both my soft and hard skills. Adaptability is definitely the first one that comes to mind; you are adapting to all new people from different schools, a totally different city and school campus, and professors who are from Italy. Adaptability has especially been keen in…
99 Problems but a Flood Ain’t One
I often find the question of how you have grown during an experience a quite difficult question to answer. I feel like it is something that happens gradually or goes below the radar. I do not think that it is easy to identify ways you have grown without facing a challenge or a moment where…
Culture shock!
Since I arrived in Florence, I have definitely felt some culture shock. It has come in waves, and at first I didn’t catch onto the slight differences between life here and at home. The main thing that stands out to me is the concept of time. In the US, everyone is always rushing, whether that…
Florence Culture!
When thinking about the deep culture of Italy and Florence specifically, the first thing that comes to mind is the concept of time. In the United States, everyone is in a rush to get everywhere; the food is constantly taken to go, as are the coffee and drinks, and you rarely have the chance to…
Culture Iceberg in the Marseille Heat
Over the past month, I have gotten acquainted with differences in cultural norms, both “deep culture” and “surface culture”. I have even started to try and embrace some of them in my own daily life while being here. To start with “deep culture,” the concept of space here is one that has definitely taken a…
Mind the (culture) Gap
Hi again! One of the biggest aspects of the “deep culture” in London that I find the most interesting is the etiquette on public transportation. The first time I took public transportation, my friends and I were definitely humbled when we were the only ones talking, and people kept looking at us, which is never…
So far so good!
I can’t believe we’ve been in Firenze for almost a month now, the time has flown by! I have definitely settled into a routine here and it has started to feel like home. My apartment is in a good location, it’s a 25 minute walk from classes which really gets my steps in every day!…
Week Four of Firenze!⚜️
We’re already on week four; it’s definitely going even quicker than I ever anticipated! So far, my neighborhood and living situation have been pretty ideal. I live on Via Degli Artisti, which is about a mile from classes and about 25 minutes from the city center of Firenze. We have tried to venture around our…
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