Navigating life in a new city is challenging, let alone a new country. But having great friends to be there with me through all of this, and knowing the rest are only a phone call away, has made it all a lot easier (not to add my mom is visiting next week). As I don’t…
Tag: Fall 2024
Adapting to Firenze
Hi everyone! I cannot believe that we are already in our sixth week of being abroad! I can finally say that I have a pretty set routine for my time here. I have created a schedule that factors in my classes, internship, and free time to shop, travel, or hang out with my roommates! The…
Italy through the (digital camera) lens of Logan Skelly Vol.3
Being in Florence, Italy for just over a month now, I think I have my footing for the remainder of the semester. I have been able to get in the groove of things here between commuting by bus or walking, classes and my study workload, my internship, and daily tasks. I have been getting a…
Navigating Life in Florence
Moving from Pennsylvania to Italy for my study abroad experience has been an exciting but challenging journey, especially when it comes to adapting to the Italian culture and lifestyle. One of the most significant cultural differences I’ve encountered is the slower pace of life in Italy. In Pennsylvania, I was used to a fast-paced, time-sensitive…
Bella in Italy Chronicles: Post 3 – Navigating the City
Ciao tutti, It’s time again for another update from me! I am grateful to report that so far in my study abroad journey, I continue to fall in love with the city of Florence more and more every day. There is so much history here, and I find something new daily. One of my main…
Adapting to Life in Austria
Despite the rest of this blog post, I want to start by pointing out that, overall, assimilating to life in Austria has been less difficult than I expected. Almost everyone here speaks English fluently—thank god—my A1.1 level German hasn’t been getting me very far. The first thing that comes to mind that I’ve had trouble…
Learning London: Navigating the Global City
Hey Everyone! Just checking back in to continue to update on my Study Abroad opportunity in London! Overall in London, I haven’t had any major issues assimilating into British culture. It’s more similar to American culture than you think! One thing I’ve had a really fun time learning is the different British slang terms for…
Academics in Austria
Hallo blog! Wie gehts? Danke, sehr gut! Und ihr? I just finished my first German class! The A1.1 level within the pre-semester program for exchange students. I can’t believe how much I learned within just 2 weeks. Inspired by my progress, I signed up for a semester long class- level A1.1+, in addition to the tandem…
First Week in Vienna, Austria
Hello! My name is Frances (Franny) Adams and I am a Junior majoring in Finance and Business Analytics and minoring in Economics! This semester I am studying abroad in Vienna at WU or the Vienna University of Economics and Business. I chose to study at WU largely because of its location in Central Europe and…
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