Ciao! Sadly, my time in Florence is coming to a close. This has truly been an experience that I will never forget for the rest of my life like all things it had its ups and downs, but thankfully mostly ups. Going into the study abroad experience, I did not know what to expect. In…
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A Letter to Myself
Salve Ken, I know you don’t know what that means, it is the word for hello in Italian. I am writing to you to tell you all about your experience here in Florence. I know you did not know what to expect and you were right not to know what to expect because I look…
Developing My Skills
Ciao from Firenze! I just wanted to give a short update, my experience has been fantastic so far and it is hard to believe there is only one month left. My classes have been interesting. I feel like I am gaining some interesting soft skills while abroad. One of the funnier ones is non-verbal communication…
Adapting to the Florentine Life Style
So far I have really enjoyed my environment and stay in Florence. I still find it hard to believe it is almost half way done. Right now it is midterm week so chaos is everywhere. I feel that I have been adapting to the culture relatively well here, though at first there were a few…
The Florence Academic Environment
Hi from Firenze! At this point I am 5 weeks into my experience in Florence and so far it has been fantastic! I have noticed some small differences in the way professors here teach compared to back home. Here most of them are completely opposed to the use of technology as a tool for notetaking,…
Starting in Florence!
Hi! My name is Ken and I am a senior studying marketing and working towards a certificate in entrepreneurship at the University of Pittsburgh. I have absolutely no intention of going into marketing even though I am pursuing my marketing degree. In fact I already have full time job lined up in sales after graduation….
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