Reflecting on this experience, it’s funny to think about how nervous I was to study abroad. I went into the Food Studies program not knowing any of the other girls. As an introvert, I was terrified that I would be too shy to make any new friends. There were not many girls in our program…

The past two weeks in Florence have been the some of the craziest of my life. I knew a program like this was going to be a huge adjustment, but I did not anticipate the chaos of traveling, juggling school work, and confronting cultural differences. One obstacle that I faced during my program came on…

Buongiorno, everyone! My name is Julia Caterino and I am a rising junior majoring in Media and Professional Communications with a minor in Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies. I am also part of the Frederick Honors College here at Pitt. Today, May 29, I will be traveling to Florence on Pitt’s second session of the…