I would say some soft skills I have developed during my time in Florence Italy include but are not limited to non-verbal communication skills, interpersonal skills, and engagement. My nonverbal communication skills have been developed, obviously, by residing in a country where the language I speak is not the primary language. I meet people who…

There are a couple of things that are a part of the culture in Italy that I have had a hard time assimilating. First, there is the concept in Italy of “Bella Figura”, which I learned about in my cross-cultural psychology class, where the importance of how one looks and physical appearance is crucial to…