life in italy Archives

Hannah
University of Iowa
Fall 2019

Ciao, sono Hannah. 12/11/19

Hello everyone, it’s Hannah and I am back with another blog to talk to you guys about CIMBA classes. Coming over the campus, I was not entirely sure how classes were going to go. With the semester only being 12 weeks long, it thought it would be crazy to fit 16 weeks of material in […]

Hannah
University of Iowa
Fall 2019

There comes a time… 11/01/19

Hello everyone, it’s Hannah and I am back with another blog to talk to you guys about homesickness. Homesickness is something that, until traveling abroad, I had not ever felt. When I moved to Iowa City for college, I was so ready for the next step in my life. I grew up wanting to go […]

Abbey
University of Iowa
Fall 2019

What a life! 10/16/19

My mornings start differently than most students here at CIMBA because I don’t wake up to eat breakfast at the time it’s provided – 8 am. Instead, I make my way to the local cafe next to campus where you can purchase delicious, handmade pastries when you conveniently “miss” breakfast. As far as classes go, […]

Kevin
Clemson University
2016 Spring

From Italy to the United States: A Few Things Italians Wish Americans Knew 04/06/16

Going to a new country is a challenge. Being in Italy now for almost ten weeks, I have had plenty of opportunities to talk to people from Italy both about their culture and American culture. From these conversations here are a few things that Italians wish that Americans knew. Many Places Don’t Take Card This […]

Emily
University of Wisconsin-Madison
2016 Spring

The Dos and Don’ts of Coffee Shop Etiquette In Italy 02/15/16

Buongiorno! With a month spent here in Italy, I figured it was time to talk about a subject very near and dear to my heart: Coffee. Like many of you, I don’t mess around when it comes to my daily coffee. Although I would like to think I don’t need the caffeine to get my […]

Katherine
University of Arkansas
2015 Summer

Exploring Business Culture in Italy: A Journey of Tradition, Passion, and Coffee 05/27/15

Passion. In Italy this word is more than a feeling – it is an environment. There is an encompassing cultivation of desires and hard work all driven by a term that every Italian business is, well, passionate about. On the first day of class my Entrepreneurial Strategy teacher, who is from Italy, adamantly explained to […]

Katherine
University of Arkansas
2015 Summer

Study Abroad Lesson #1: Do As the Italians Do 05/21/15

“A 10,000 mile journey all begins with a single step.” What this Chinese proverb forgot to mention was the car, 3 planes, 2 trains, and the bus I took to get there. But the journey, the getting there, can be as vital to growth as the destination. Getting on my first plane to Chicago, it […]