extended weekend Archives

Karsyn
University of Iowa
Spring 2018

What to Expect During Your First Month at CIMBA 03/05/18

Ciao from Paderno del Grappa! My name is Karsyn Hettlinger and I am a sophomore at the University of Iowa studying Management and Marketing. Studying abroad has always been a dream of mine, especially after I spent a month in Germany living with an exchange family while in high school. I have been in Italy […]

Mikaela
University of Minnesota
2016 Spring

“Touristing”: The Art of Sightseeing 02/12/16

Three cities in four days. That about sums up my first extended travel weekend. Going into it, I knew I would be running (literally) off espresso and it all worked out because I had the most amazing weekend. I wouldn’t recommend this busy travel tactic to all but I wouldn’t discourage it either. These three […]

Elizabeth
University of Minnesota
2015 Fall

How to Travel in Not-So-Perfect Weather: Lessons Learned on a Rainy Day 10/27/15

Contrary to popular belief, it isn’t always sunny at the Amalfi Coast. Or in Rome. Or in Croatia. CIMBA kids went on adventures to all three places for the first extended travel weekend, and all three groups had very rainy Saturdays! Here are a few things that I learned from exploring Positano during “100% chance rain and scattered […]

Kelsey V.
Purdue University
2015 Spring

España! 02/18/15

This past weekend was our first “travel weekend”, meaning CIMBA gave us Monday and Tuesday off from school to have an extended weekend to travel. We left campus Friday around 5 p.m. and went to the Venice airport. We flew to Barcelona. Our plane was slightly delayed so we arrived in Barcelona late that night. […]