- Melissa
- Virginia Tech University
- 2014 Fall
Cabs and trains and buses, oh my! 03/04/15
As I’ve mentioned in previous blog posts, we traveled frequently in the three months we lived in Italy and loved every minute. But it’s worth mentioning how different travel is for a study abroad student in Europe in comparison to travelling in the United States. Don’t worry, I’ll also provide some helpful advice to those […]
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- Melissa
- Virginia Tech University
- 2014 Fall
IQ, EQ, and what I really brought back from Italy 03/01/15
I’ve been back in the U.S. for almost 3 months now (wow, that was hard to say) and in that time I’ve already seen the benefits of my study abroad experience at work. Not only do I have great stories to tell my friends, I have awesome examples to use for interviews, which I have […]
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- Melissa
- Virginia Tech University
- 2014 Fall
A Day in the Life: Paderno del Grappa 02/03/15
The CIMBA campus is based in a small town called Paderno del Grappa in the Treviso region of Italy at a small Italian private school, Istituti Filippin. Located, as the name would suggest, at the base of Mt. Grappa, part of the Dolomites (foothills to the Alps), the students of CIMBA can enjoy a mountainous skyline from their […]
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- Melissa
- Virginia Tech University
- 2014 Fall
The first "Five Lands" 02/02/15
My first group trip with my fellow CIMBians after arriving in Italy in September was at the end of Week 2 as we celebrated our successful completions of LIFE and DaVinci Challenge (one of the most difficult weeks of my life). After intensely bonding through the challenge that is the first week and a half […]
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- Melissa
- Virginia Tech University
- 2014 Fall
Between Point A and Point B 02/02/15
My study abroad experience has been the most rewarding experience of my entire life, but in many ways it’s also been the most stressful (somehow I think these two things are related). For the past couple of months at CIMBA, I’ve traveled to a new place every single weekend, which has been a dream come true, […]
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- Melissa
- Virginia Tech University
- 2014 Fall
Parting is such sweet sorrow… 01/01/15
I traveled to 6 different countries (seven if you count Vatican City) and explored 26 new places over 3 months. At the end of my three months in Italy with CIMBA, I had really mixed feelings about going home to the U.S. On one hand, I couldn’t wait to see my mom and spend Christmas with my family. […]
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- Melissa
- Virginia Tech University
- 2014 Fall
Never had I ever traveled to Austria… 12/15/14
…but the first time I went to Austria, it was so great that I returned for a second time later that week! In my second to last weekend in Italy, a bunch of CIMBians and I went to Innsbruck, a little ski town in southern Austria, where I had the most magical moment of my young […]
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- Melissa
- Virginia Tech University
- 2014 Fall
Thinking Thankfully 12/03/14
Days before the end of my semester abroad, I’m reflecting on my experiences and it’s hard for me to believe that there was a time in my life when I didn’t think this would be possible. Two years ago, today actually, my mom and I lost my dad. Soon after that there was a time […]
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- Melissa
- Virginia Tech University
- 2014 Fall
Around Italia in 10 Days 11/26/14
Part of the uniqueness of the CIMBA program is its emphasis on learning through experience, with which I wholeheartedly agree. In total, students get about 27 days of travel in a semester of only 89 days. That’s 30% travel time, which has been so great, but in reality each of us has been looking forward […]
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- Melissa
- Virginia Tech University
- 2014 Fall
Foods of Europe: Mind Blown 11/04/14
In 2014, I experienced a gastronomical explosion! I know in just about every post I’ve written I’ve described some kind of cultural food or drink I’ve discovered in my travels. I wanted to compile all the pictures of awesome food in this one post for all the food lovers like me who want to appreciate the […]
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