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…
Tag: Italy
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…
Fitting in, in Firenze: My journey of navigating a new environment
Buongiorno! Let’s pick up from where we left off on my last post. Here’s a little more insight into my time in Florence. From the second I descended the plane in the Pisa airport, I was on survival mode to navigate my new environment. This was my first time visiting the county, and with not…
Bienvenido a Firenze!
Hello Everyone! My name is Jerry Peng. I’m a rising Junior studying Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Electrical Engineering. This summer I’m going on the Engineering Perspectives of the Renaissance and Sustainability in Florence, Italy! It’s a 4-week long program where I’ll be studying art history and architecture and engineering and sustainability techniques during…
First Steps into Firenze: An introduction to my Maymester abroad
Ciao! My name is Victoria Malomo and I am a rising senior studying Applied Developmental Psychology in the School of Education. I am enrolled in the Combined Accelerated Studies in Education (CASE) Program. This experience helped me reflect and build upon many of the foundational theories and perspectives towards the field of education that I…
Flavors of Florence: An Introduction
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…
Taya’s Travels: Navigating a New Environment
While in Florence, I was subjected to both daily culture shocks and a shocking sense of continuity. I know very little Italian so it was jarring for me to be in a country where I could not readily communicate with the vast majority of people. On my first day I wandered around, feeling like I…