My international experience was truly amazing, and I am so thankful to have gotten this opportunity! To sum it up, I was in Florence, Italy for three full weeks. The first week I was there, I spent the first few days to settling into my new apartment and starting to explore the city. That Monday,…

Well, my program sadly has come to an end, and I am writing this blog post from my South Oakland apartment 🙁 There are a lot of things I wish I had known before I began my international experience, but at the same time I really enjoyed going into this with no expectations. There is…

I think becoming a full time resident of my study abroad location, Florence, Italy, would be so fun! Florence is one of the major Italian cities, which I love, but it’s not as super touristy as somewhere like Rome. I foresee myself living in a big city in the future, so imagining Florence as my…

The biggest challenge I have faced during my time in Italy is balancing studying, sightseeing, fun time, and relaxation. I have been kept super busy with everything that our program has had planned for us, but in my free time I struggle between having chill time to recharge myself and going out and having fun….

To be honest, I didn’t have much expectations for my study abroad program before I departed. I pretty much had no idea what I was about to get myself into! I have a few friends who have studied abroad who have shared their experiences with me, but even so, I knew my individual experience would…

While I am here in Florence, I am living in an apartment right in the city center! I have three other roommates who are all Pitt students in the Food Studies in Italy program. There are two bedrooms, each with two roommates, a bathroom, and a kitchen and living area. We live on the third…

I’ve set many goals for myself to (hopefully) accomplish during my three weeks in Florence, and I think I am already starting to make headway on most of them! Academically, I want to further my knowledge in gender studies. At the University of Pittsburgh, I am a Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies minor, so I…

Hi everyone! My name is Hannah Vorndran, and I am a rising senior at the University of Pittsburgh. I am from Morgantown, WV and my favorite color is pink. 🙂 At the University of Pittsburgh, I am a Molecular Biology major on the Cell and Developmental Biology track with minors in both Chemistry and Gender,…