Arcadia Italy

Written by Lorenza Decarli,  Administration and Finance Manager for Italy Programs in the Arcadia Italy Center When you walk on the streets of big cities you can sense a lively pulsing community. In an metropolis like Rome, with thousands of years of…

Written by Madeleine Montz, student from Arcadia University who studied on the Arcadia Florence Program in the Spring of 2020. Studying abroad in Florence was quite literally like a movie, a dream come true. Every street was occupied with buildings…

Cooking classes at Carla’s home is one of the students highlights of the semester in Rome. From the moment you enter her nice and cozy loft, you immediately feel at home, comfortable and ready to learn how to prepare traditional and local favourites…

Natale con i tuoi, Pasqua con chi vuoi (Christmas with your family, Easter with whoever you want), it is a common phrase we use in Italian. Despite this saying Easter Sunday is usually spent with family. Unfortunately, this year the tradition has been…

Written by Alex West, student from the University of Michigan who studied on the Arcadia Rome Program in the Spring of 2020.  As I am currently confined to my home in Michigan due to COVID-19, I can’t help but reminisce about my last few days in Rome…

On Saturday the 22th of February I received an unexpected call from my sister. She was scared to stay in  Piacenza, in Northern Italy, where she lives. The municipality there was about to lock down the city in order to avoid the further spread of the…

Written by Emily Dellheim, Arcadia University Rome Center Professor for “Museum Practices in Rome: The History of Collecting”. Italy. Being the country with the world’s highest concentration of UNESCO cultural heritage sites (55 to be exact), means beauty…

Written by Maria Terrinoni, an Arcadia University student who studied on the Arcadia Rome Program in the Spring of 2020. Maria Interned at Joel Nafuma Refugee Center I remember getting ready for my first interview. It was early in the morning, but…

Arcadia Photo contest winner 2020 We are very pleased to announce that Villanova Student Alexis Norcross is the winner of the photo contest we launched last week, with the photo taken on Mount Vesuvius, an active volcano that rises above the bay of Naples…