- John
- University of Delaware
- 2014 Spring
The Transition Home and a Final "Ciao!" 04/16/14
A full week has now passed since I returned home from CIMBA and I cannot believe my study abroad experience has ended. It feels as if I awoke from a dream and definitely does not feel that I was away for three months LIVING the dream. Still, returning to America reminded me of all the […]
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- John
- University of Delaware
- 2014 Spring
An Unexpected Surprise, Finals Week, Paragliding and Saying Goodbye 04/09/14
As I sit here in my house in South Jersey, it still seems unreal that I will not be returning to my Italian dorm. Finals week sped by in a blur. Unlike a normal finals week where students remain cooped in their rooms or the library studying all day and night, this finals week was […]
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- John
- University of Delaware
- 2014 Spring
A Wild Week: LEAP, USA vs. Italy Soccer Match, and the Serene Cinque Terre! 04/03/14
“USA! USA! USA!” It felt as if I was in the middle of a World Cup match. The Italian vs. American friendly soccer match was one of the most exciting events I have attended and it showed that even after a week-long excursion traveling across Europe, CIMBA finds a way to make a regular week […]
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- John
- University of Delaware
- 2014 Spring
A Survey of Europe: London, Dublin, Brussels, and Amsterdam! 03/26/14
Whew, am I tired! I have just returned from our travel week and after walking countless miles exploring the cities of London, Dublin, Brussels, and Amsterdam my body is begging for some well-deserved rest. For those you may not be aware, one aspect of the CIMBA program is an entire week off from classes to […]
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- John
- University of Delaware
- 2014 Spring
Time Flies When You’re Having Fun! Mindfulness, Projects, Family, and Two Historic Italian Cities 03/11/14
And yet another week flies by at CIMBA. I cannot believe that we are already more than halfway through our semester. I know that I have said it before, but there is just so much happening on campus that, before you know it, you are leaving to travel on the weekend and thinking of everything […]
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- John
- University of Delaware
- 2014 Spring
Keeping an Open Mind Abroad: An Unforgettable Cultural Experience in Istanbul, Turkey 03/05/14
From the record-time it took us to make it through the airport to board our plane as the gate was closing, to the plethora of beautiful mosques and important historical sights scattered throughout the city, to haggling in the Grand Bazaar with stubborn merchants, to traveling between continents in the same day, to some interesting […]
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- John
- University of Delaware
- 2014 Spring
Soaking it all in: EWAPs, Hiking Mt. Grappa, Company Visits, Carnevale, and MORE! 02/24/14
I cannot believe that my semester at CIMBA is already half-way completed. I still remember the first week, meeting all my new classmates, making sense of the hectic schedule, and frantically organizing travel plans. Now, it seems that we have known each other for a much longer time than 6 weeks, the first week schedule […]
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- John
- University of Delaware
- 2014 Spring
Self Discoveries through LEAP and a Slovenian Birthday Celebration 02/18/14
After an exhaustive travel weekend, we jumped head-on into an intense academic week at CIMBA to remain on track. Running off less than eight hours sleep from the weekend made the 8 am classes and full-day curriculum difficult, but the interesting material we covered in class and the LEAP seminars made it doable. Just as […]
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- John
- University of Delaware
- 2014 Spring
The First Formal Dinner and a Jam-Packed Travel Weekend! 02/10/14
There is so much to write about this past week that I do not even know how I am going to cover it all in this post. We began the week with our first of three gourmet dinners. The dinner consisted of the traditional five course Italian-style meal including an aperitif and vast array of […]
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- John
- University of Delaware
- 2014 Spring
An Overview of Campus Life and Dinner with a Local Italian Family! 02/03/14
Things are finally beginning to settle down around campus – let me rephrase that – a somewhat consistent schedule is beginning to emerge. The first three weeks at CIMBA were the most engaging and eye-opening weeks I have experienced. I think it is impossible to convey the exact feelings during these three weeks without experiencing […]
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