- Christopher
- University of Kansas
- 2013 Spring
Top of the World 02/05/13
Ciao, This past Sunday two friends and I decided to take on the 1700-meter mount Grappa, which towers in the background of the scenic campus. First I’ll give some background because the mountain is no ordinary pile of rocks. This mountain was the backdrop of many battles in both WWI and WWII. The most memorable […]
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- Connor
- Virginia Tech University
- 2013 Spring
Venezia per il Carnevale! 02/05/13
When we left for Venice on Saturday it was cold and raining, just like it had been all day long. On top of that, we realized we had purchased the wrong bus tickets and were now going to pay for a cab to the train station. Once at the Venice train station, I accidentally found […]
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- Ellen
- University of Minnesota
- 2013 Spring
Table Manners 02/05/13
Ciao! This past week we attended our first gourmet dinner and now I can’t wait for the next one! This event required a little bit of preparation, though. The night before our dinner, Dr. Al led a presentation about professional dinner etiquette. At first I thought ok, I know to work my way from the […]
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- Connor
- Virginia Tech University
- 2013 Spring
Awkward Mall Moments and Bearded Biker Gangs in Bassano 01/31/13
After my first week in Italy, I feel like I am in a completely different world. It’s funny how different my expectations were from what things are actually like here. But like I said in my last blog, I didn’t really have any clue what to expect in the first place. My European journey all […]
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- Jillian
- University of Iowa
- 2013 Spring
Wine and Verona and Everything in Between 01/28/13
Back in the United States, a week of school drags on and feels like a month. But here in Italy, they fly by in a blink of an eye. I know it is only the second week, but I already fear my emotions when I leave here. People have gotten so close in such a […]
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- Christopher
- University of Kansas
- 2013 Spring
All in a days work 01/28/13
Ciao, Back again here to tell everyone about the great experience I had in the little town of Crespano, just a brisk walk from the Paderno campus. Crespano is just fifteen minutes west of campus on a well-established road, so there are sidewalks that we Americans are used to and not the single file walking […]
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- Ellen
- University of Minnesota
- 2013 Spring
Sunday in Venice 01/28/13
Ciao! After a long week, I decided to trek to Venice for the day. A group of us rode the train for about an hour and seemed to travel to a world away. Through winding alleys we found our way to Piazza San Marco. Part of the group is in the Business, Culture and Society […]
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- Ellen
- University of Minnesota
- 2013 Spring
City Girl in a Small Town World 01/22/13
Ciao from Paderno del Grappa! My name is Ellen and I arrived in this cozy town about one week ago. Coming from the University of Minnesota, I have grown accustomed to attending school close to a large city. The moment I stepped off the train from Venice, I knew this semester was going to be […]
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- Jillian
- University of Iowa
- 2013 Spring
First Week in the Beautiful Town of Paderno Del Grappa 01/21/13
Arriving in Paderno was hectic yet exciting. We brought our luggage to our room and then proceeded to orientations and dinner. It’s nice that there is about 37 Iowa kids here so we have a pretty good group to start but I am meeting someone new every day. It’s like freshman year all over again […]
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- Christopher
- University of Kansas
- 2013 Spring
Ciao, introduction for a new point of view 01/21/13
Ciao, Contrary to popular believe and some do’s and don’ts of Italy websites saying ciao to everyone is not frowned upon or disrespectful. So the first thing I have learned since being here is to be nice and respectful to every non-American you meet and say ciao. My name is Christopher Patton I am a […]
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