Buongiorno! Everything about studying abroad felt like it went by so fast. From leaving to spend a month in Florence, Italy to now writing my final blog post on the experience for the Pitt Honors Blog, it really went by in the blink of an eye. I think how quickly everything went by was what…
Tag: Italy
Finale di Firenze: Saying bye is bittersweet
Since coming back from Florence, I cannot seem to shake the bittersweet feeling that lingers. I am so incredibly grateful for the opportunity I had to study abroad and grow in more ways than I can count. My global perspective expanded, I fell in love with Italian culture, and the Italian educational system has inspired…
Flavors of Florence: My Global Experience
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…
Florentine Finale & Reflection
After a life-changing experience, I always love going back through photos taken throughout it. It’s my way of reliving it and trying to reimagine what I must have been feeling when taking them. Maybe I was nervous, happy, curious or just excited to be there. I find that it also gives me time to reflect….
Taya’s Travels: Farewell Florence!
Now that I’ve been home for a couple weeks reflecting on my month in Florence feels like remembering a strange and wonderful dream. It’s vivid and indelible, but it also feels surreal, as if it was an adventure someone else went on, or a movie I recently saw. Although it feels paradoxical, I would say…
Taya’s Travels: the Observations of a Political Science Student
As a Political Science student who is interested in urban form and development, Florence was an absolutely fascinating place to live. From a sustainability standpoint, Florence seemed to be a model for urban spatial organization. For one thing, Florentines themselves seemed to be much more cognizant of waste and feel more personal responsibility to avoid…
Getting to Florence and Navigating New Routines
Ciao, Out of the whole month I spent in Italy on my study abroad, the biggest challenge I faced was my arrival. The program I was on, Engineering Perspectives of the Renaissance and Sustainability, took place in Florence, and the CAPA people, Pitt’s partners who run the program in Italy, arranged transportation from the Florence…
Navigating the Narrow Streets of Florence
Hello everyone! I’m back to share more about everything that I learned about in Florence! Over the course of the month I spent in Italy, I really learned to put myself out of my comfort zone and do my best to experience everything that I could. At Pitt I always tried to maintain a routine…
Flavors of Florence: Navigating A New Environment
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…
Engineering the Renaissance in Florence with Abby
Ciao! My name is Abby Magistro. I am a rising junior and computer engineering major at Pitt. Outside of classes, I am a member of the color guard of the Pitt marching band. I grew up in the suburbs around Pittsburgh. I chose to go to Pitt because I liked the idea of being in…