Rome is everything I ever imagined and more. I live in the cutest neighborhood of Garbatella with amazing bakeries and restaurants. I never knew what real coffee tasted like until I came here. The daily cappuccino and croissant is essential…if you want… More
Like a grizzly bear, I have finally emerged from my winter hibernation—well-rested, re-energized, and looking to eat everything in sight. I’ve returned from the Christmas holidays more excited to study abroad than ever before, but a new semester comes… More
My home school, St. Mary’s College of Maryland is a quaint college in a small town and only has about 2,000 students. The transition from my home school to the enormous, fast pace city of Rome will be a crazy experience that I am tremendously ecstatic… More
“Please have snow, and mistletoe, and presents under the tree”—Frank Sinatra crooned it best. It’s my favorite Christmas song, and one that’s been especially poignant this year. In eight hours time, I board a plane that takes me back to America, back… More
When I first moved to Rome, the Colosseum seemed so surreal to me—like my seventh grade Dell screensaver had been plucked from its dusty no-man’s-land and enlarged to insane proportions. Nowadays, as a seasoned veteran of both worldly travel and Italian… More