Not only we have a great program, but we have a great team. Everyone has bonded very well, we all have progressively adapted and overcome any situation. By the time the first group arrived to Milan, we already knew where to eat, where to get groceries at, how to ride the bus, and how to [...]
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Today was our first day with our new instructor, Monica, who was very nice and helpful. Today’s itinerary was very interesting as we visited the Marina Abramovich exhibition and the Duomo. My experience at the Marina Abramovich was very different from anything I have ever done before considering the fact that we were able to [...]
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On May 9, 2012, we had the chance to visit the Ambrosiana Library and Museum. We were able to view many historical paintings that are very famous. I found Leonard’s Atlantic Code exhibition was pretty neat to observe as well. Today was very exciting as we were able to visit the Fabbrica del Vapore because [...]
READ MORE »Survival Tips (Part 1)
While on my journey here I’ve already learned a few things about how to survive here. Along with the help of my roommate Laura, I have put together a list of survival tips to help things go by smoother. Some of the things might sound funny, others may sound dumb, but all have helped me [...]
READ MORE »Kartell Museo-Opening my mind to Modern Art
Today was a very bittersweet day. It was our last day of class with Giuliani. I cannot thank her enough for all of her time and most importantly patience. She has been an awesome teacher and I will never forget her. I need to stop because Italy is not a place to be sad! We [...]
READ MORE »Leonardo Davinci “The Last Supper”
I want to make a comparison for this particular blog about the experience in Italy. Imagine you join a sports team. You learn everything about the game and its history, you love playing the game and you get to be totally fascinated about it. You dream about the sport but the option of going to [...]
READ MORE »Battle of the Fuzzies
So this probably won’t make too much sense to those of you who are not staying in Milan with me but I will try to explain it as best as I can. It’s sort of similar to our pollen in SC that seems to cover the cars and everything else with a dusting of nasty [...]
READ MORE »Florence for the Weekend
In my last blog, I talked a little about our weekend in Florence. Also in my last blog I left out a very important thing I visited! A cemetery! It was a massive cemetery. We walked around for an hour and still only saw half of it. It was not one of those scary kind [...]
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This past weekend was more than I expected. The beautiful city of Florence had several different things to offer. We found amazing art work, wonderful historic places and even some cheap shopping. My favorite place that we visited was The Santa Maria Novella. It is the first great basilica in Florence. This cathedral is especially [...]
READ MORE »Oh how fun life can be in the land of wine with good friends!
This weekend in Florence was absolutely amazing. I am so thankful we had the opportunity of visiting this beautiful place. The artwork was unbelievable! From Museums to statues, to the bridge crossing the river to the awesome road trip to the vineyard, Toscana, and Siena, we have so many stories to tell and memories were [...]
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