- Elizabeth
- Furman University
- 2012 Fall
I Took the One Less Traveled by, and That has Made All the Difference. 09/28/12
Salve! The title of this post is a quote from Robert Frost’s poem The Road Not Taken and this idea definitely applied to my weekend. My friends and I hopped on a train and traveled to Florence, Italy. People always say that you need to thoroughly plan your vacations or you will just be wandering […]
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- Morganne
- University of Oregon
- 2012 Fall
A Trip to Bassano 09/25/12
Last Thursday night we finally ventured out of our small abode that is Paderno. Up until that point, I had not been to any other part of Italy besides Venice, but that was only the airport. We were incredibly excited—half the students had already made the trip to Bassano del Grappa the first week while […]
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- Carly
- Furman University
- 2012 Fall
A Glimpse of Italian Culture through Taste 09/19/12
WOW! I cannot believe I have not even been here for a full two weeks yet. So much has been happening and we have all been so extremely busy, it feels as though I’ve been in the Italian mountains for an eternity. But, who’s to complain about that! I quickly discovered I would love nothing […]
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- Elizabeth
- Furman University
- 2012 Fall
So Many Places, So Little Time 09/19/12
Ciao Everyone! The end of orientation is upon us and everyone here is so pumped for the first travel weekend! Most conversations surround the topic of traveling and all the different places that people are going this weekend. Friday (after I finish the partially terrifying but intriguing LIFE Program), I leave for Florence, Italy. As […]
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- Morganne
- University of Oregon
- 2012 Fall
Arrivederci Seattle, Ciao Paderno! 09/14/12
Ciao! It’s my seventh full day here in Paderno del Grappa and I am already loving it. After a full 24 hours worth of travel from Seattle to Venice on Sunday-Monday, I couldn’t have been happier to finally arrive on campus. Little did I know how quickly things were going to start—the second we got […]
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- Carly
- Furman University
- 2012 Fall
Land of Spaghetti and Meatballs 09/14/12
These past few days have been a whirlwind of events. Between starting classes and attending orientation events, I’m still trying to adjust to the six hour time change. Thankfully, it’s almost the weekend and we can rest up for our first full week of classes and activities! This weekend, I plan on hiking to the […]
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- Elizabeth
- Furman University
- 2012 Fall
Ciao, Graci… That's all I got… 09/12/12
Bongiorno from Italy! My name is Elizabeth. Its only my second full day in Paderno del Grappa, so I’m just going to take this time to introduce myself. I am a junior Business Administration and Sociology major from Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina. I grew up in the suburbs of Atlanta, Georgia. My family […]
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- Michael
- University of Iowa
- 2012 Spring
A Bittersweet Departure. 04/24/12
Well the time has come…. You are beginning to stress about the thought of life back in America but you have those four or five finals floating in the back of your mind. What should you do? Begin to stress even more about when you are going to pack or when you are going to […]
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- Melanie
- University of Iowa
- 2012 Spring
It's Finals Time in Paderno! 04/11/12
It is crazy to think that there are only 3 days and 5 finals between me and the start of my summer! Usually I am eagerly counting down to the start of summer for weeks, but this year it is definitely bittersweet. On one hand, I am so excited to see all of my friends […]
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- Melanie
- University of Iowa
- 2012 Spring
It's Soccer Time! 04/02/12
This past week the class of Spring 2012 got our chance to participate in a beloved CIMBA tradition, a soccer game verses the Italian students! This highly anticipated game is complete with spectators and a referee. The past 2 semesters the CIMBA team has managed to beat the Italian team at the sport that is […]
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