For my last blog post on my experience on the Pitt in Rome study abroad program, I want to talk about how it opened my eyes to other opportunities. Living in another country for six weeks definitely changed my outlook on the possibilities for the future. This coming summer, I want to try to get…

Hi all, After getting home from Italy, I took some time off from blogging so that I could take time to reflect and make a couple of entries after returning home. I wanted to use this specific blog post to reflect on my time studying in Rome overall. Being in Rome was one of the…

(photo from the Amalfi Coast) Ciao! Over the course of these weeks, our Italian speaking has improved so much. Speaking with locals and in class has become a lot easier. This being said, there is still some struggles with the language barrier from time to time considering we are not fluent. At the beginning of…

Hi guys! I have been here for exactly a month tomorrow, which means we have 2 more weeks left in Rome. The other Pitt students and I have absolutely fallen in love with Trastevere, the part of Rome that we are living in. The restaurants, people, and atmosphere are part of the reason that we…

Ciao! I am about halfway through my study abroad trip. I cannot believe how quickly my time is passing here in Rome. Throughout these weeks, the other Pitt students and I have met so many new people, both American and Italian. The girls that I am here with love talking to Italians, as do I….

Hi again!   I have been in Italy for two weeks now. There is still so much to see and experience, but I am starting to settle in. Here in Rome, I am living in an apartment with four other Pitt students. We are all here for the same program, Pitt in Rome, and were…

Ciao a tutti! My name is Shannon O’Brien, and I am from Reading, Pennsylvania. At the University of Pittsburgh, I am working towards a Supply Chain Management major as well as an Italian minor and an International Business certificate. This coming fall I will be entering into my junior year. As soon as I checked…