Looking Back

During this experience I cannot believe how much I’ve grown. I think the most important realization I’ve had is that no matter where you are in the world, hardships can still follow. Whether it be technological issues, injuries, family illnesses, death in the family, or heartbreak, these hardships would have occurred regardless if I was…

Skill Development in Italy

I think one of the coolest parts of this program is recognizing the skills I’ve developed throughout this program. While I don’t feel I’ve developed any hard skills, I have learned a lot through the academic program and through traveling. When traveling every weekend, I never would have considered how much work goes into each…

Adapting to Florence

After seven weeks of living in Italy, there have been many challenges living in another country we has student have had to adapt to. I think the first challenge I’ve been facing is managing my typical school routine while also being abroad. Living in Italy offers so many opportunities to travel, experience other cultures, and…

The Classroom Abroad

Part of the reason I was able to both study abroad in Italy and stay on track for graduation was due to the classes offered by the Capa program. The most important classes I’m taking are International marketing and Managing Global Supply Chains. While these classes are offered at Pitt, it’s been really interesting taking…

Introduction to Italy!

My name is Talia Goldshtain, and I decided to study abroad in the GBI Spring Florence Program as a junior at the University of Pittsburgh, College of Business Administration. At the University of Pittsburgh, I am double majoring in Supply Chain Management and Marketing. I’ve always loved traveling, but the main reason this trip was…