Although it feels like far less, I have been in Europe for 50 days now! I’ve heard that there are a few stages study abroad students go through, and I came to realize that it’s completely true. 1. Awe/excitement When I first arrived in Florence, I was amazed by every little thing. Each aspect of…
Tag: Katelyn Shankroff
GBI Florence Spring 2018 Student Blogger
When in Rome
Buongiorno! I experienced my first weekend trip exploring this beautiful country I get to call home! My friends and I decided to spend our first weekend trip in Italy to try to get to know the country better, before we move onto other European countries. We walked to the train station (about a 25 minute…
Arrival in Firenze
Ciao! Now that I’m settled in and adjusted to a new country, I have time to catch up! I won’t lie, the trip here was exhausting. For someone who hasn’t been on a plane in ten years, a seventeen hour trip consisting of three planes was pretty scary. I departed from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, where I…
Florence here I come!
Hello! My name is Katie Shankroff and I will be traveling to Florence, Italy for the next four months. I will be blogging about my adventures throughout Europe a few times a month, including pictures of my experiences. I’m going into my second semester of junior year at Pitt as a finance major and Italian…
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