This past weekend I traveled to Rome for the day! It is a very easy trip from Florence by train (we arrived at Roma Termini, which is their main station there). We went ahead and booked our train tickets and tour bus ticket ahead of time, which I highly suggest! It just helped make the… Read more Italy: Roman Excursion
Check out the AIFS Study Abroad student blog! This blog contains student accounts of numerous different countries and trips! It is a great source if you are looking to study abroad but are unsure of where to go. AIFS Study Abroad Student Blog http://blog.aifsabroad.com/
This blog is created by CEA study abroad programs as a place for student who travel through CEA programs to document their experiences. The blog contains posts from all over the world! Take a look at the page and find out information about your future destination. CEA Study Abroad Programs Blog http://www.ceastudyabroadblog.com/
Even though these pictures did not win the majority vote, they are still spectacular in their own right! Here are a few more submissions from our fall 2012 photo contest: Amsterdam – Patrick Isen China – Winta Tedros Costa Rica – Brenna Casey Costa Rica – Meghan McArdle England – Leigh Anne Weaver Greece – Rachel Urban Italy – Alexis… Read more Photo Contest Submissions
There are so many places to see all over the world and this blog is helpful when trying to get information on numerous countries at once. This blog was created by International Studies Abroad (ISA), a national organization designed to create programs to help students study abroad. This blog contains information about a wide array… Read more International Studies Abroad: Student Blog
During my semester in Rome, I was eager to find a Passover seder to celebrate the first sundown. A few friends and I found something, but we knew that the hardest part would be finding the house itself! A few trams and busses later, our directional skills failed us and we had to find human… Read more Italy: Giving Directions in Italy
Half the fun of studying abroad is uncovering the little facets of a population that help to define its culture. As days turned to weeks and weeks turned to months, I began to appreciate (and unappreciate!) some of these norms, and found myself molding around them into my own piece of Italy. Some still stick… Read more Italy: Norms I Won’t Forget
When deciding on the European destination for my semester abroad, I did not consider climate to be the most important factor in my decision making. The climate that I ended up in—temperate, Mediterranean Rome—was an added bonus that became clear only when my corner of the world became covered with snow, merely a few weeks… Read more Italy: A Lesson Learned From Global Warming
