After a quick three hour flight, I safely completed my first trip within Europe from London to Rome.  Even though I still hadn’t arrived in my home city for the semester, I was incredibly excited to be in Italy, finally getting the chance to immerse myself into the rich and unique Italian culture.  I surprisingly…

I apologize for my delay in blogging; the past week and a half has been the most wonderful whirlwind I have ever experienced.  To kick off my study abroad adventure, AIFS (the program I am participating in) set up a two day excursion in London.  As the first city I had ever seen in Europe,…

Hello everyone! My name is Charlotte Haas and I am so incredibly excited to have the chance to share my adventures with you over the course of the next semester, during which I will be studying abroad in Florence, Italy!  I am currently a junior at the University of Pittsburgh, double majoring in Finance and…