Each semester, Arcadia Study Abroad programs give students a weeklong break to spend as they wish. When the time came earlier this month here at Arcadia in Rome, we scattered across Europe. Groups went to Croatia, Berlin, Amsterdam, Dublin, Greece, Barcelona… More
Last week, I broke. For the first time since leaving the States, I ate at McDonald's. I won’t pretend to be the type of person who’s above McDonald's in my everyday life—quite the contrary, in fact. At home, McDonald's branded ‘Fancy Ketchup’ runs through… More
When the sun goes down, the Historical Center of Rome comes alive. On the long street of Via dei Fori Imperiali that connects the Colosseum all the way to the white monument of Vittorio Emanuele, young tourists bustle along, vendors play loud early 2000… More
When I signed up to study abroad in Rome, I knew I was going to be in constant contact with some of the world’s greatest art. The sculpture, the paintings, the architecture—Rome has it all, and then some. What I wasn’t expecting was the incredible attention… More
Here at Arcadia in Rome, students travel at a moment’s notice. So far, Arcadia students have made weekend trips to Germany, Sicily, Venice, and even to Austria! In truth, it sounds a lot more impressive than it really is—technically, to travel around… More