Tag Result For: meeting locals
- Sydney
- The University of Iowa
- 2017 Spring
When in Paderno, Do as the Italians Do: The Top 5 Places in Town to Interact with Locals 02/10/17
After four weeks on campus and experiencing more culture shock than I’d like to admit, I’m starting to get the hang of the Paderno del Grappa lifestyle here at CIMBA. While I’m sure I still stick out like a sore thumb when I venture beyond the CIMBA bubble, through insight, observation, and self-awareness, I’ve begun […]
- John
- University of Delaware
- 2014 Spring
A Survey of Europe: London, Dublin, Brussels, and Amsterdam! 03/26/14
Whew, am I tired! I have just returned from our travel week and after walking countless miles exploring the cities of London, Dublin, Brussels, and Amsterdam my body is begging for some well-deserved rest. For those you may not be aware, one aspect of the CIMBA program is an entire week off from classes to […]
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- John
- University of Delaware
- 2014 Spring
Time Flies When You’re Having Fun! Mindfulness, Projects, Family, and Two Historic Italian Cities 03/11/14
And yet another week flies by at CIMBA. I cannot believe that we are already more than halfway through our semester. I know that I have said it before, but there is just so much happening on campus that, before you know it, you are leaving to travel on the weekend and thinking of everything […]
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- John
- University of Delaware
- 2014 Spring
Keeping an Open Mind Abroad: An Unforgettable Cultural Experience in Istanbul, Turkey 03/05/14
From the record-time it took us to make it through the airport to board our plane as the gate was closing, to the plethora of beautiful mosques and important historical sights scattered throughout the city, to haggling in the Grand Bazaar with stubborn merchants, to traveling between continents in the same day, to some interesting […]
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- John
- University of Delaware
- 2014 Spring
Self Discoveries through LEAP and a Slovenian Birthday Celebration 02/18/14
After an exhaustive travel weekend, we jumped head-on into an intense academic week at CIMBA to remain on track. Running off less than eight hours sleep from the weekend made the 8 am classes and full-day curriculum difficult, but the interesting material we covered in class and the LEAP seminars made it doable. Just as […]
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- John
- University of Delaware
- 2014 Spring
The First Formal Dinner and a Jam-Packed Travel Weekend! 02/10/14
There is so much to write about this past week that I do not even know how I am going to cover it all in this post. We began the week with our first of three gourmet dinners. The dinner consisted of the traditional five course Italian-style meal including an aperitif and vast array of […]
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- John
- University of Delaware
- 2014 Spring
What NOT To Do While Packing and Some Pre-Departure Fun in Europe 01/13/14
Before I get into the real content of this blog, I just want to give my readers a brief introduction of who I am. My name is John, I am from South Jersey, and I am a Sophomore from the University of Delaware: Go Blue Hens! I am working towards a Bachelors of Science in […]
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