During my two weeks in Costa Rica, I went on site visits to plantations, hiked through the Cloud Forest, and explored the area. Staying with my host family gave me the opportunity to really see how a Costa Rican family lives each day. In my few days in Monteverde, I hiked the cloud forest and participated in…
Tag: Summer 2024
Ciao, Florence!
Ciao! My name is Danielle Russell and I am a rising sophomore Chemical Engineering student here at the University of Pittsburgh. In addition to my chemical engineering degree, I am pursuing a sustainability certificate and an environmental engineering minor. As my studies suggest, I am interested in the growing and ever important field of sustainability…
Vietnam: Halfway through the Trip
Hi, everyone! I might be posting this a little more than halfway through the trip, but I can still explain how everything was when I was halfway through my stay in Vietnam. Vietnam is honestly not that different when comparing it to my community at the University of Pittsburgh, because they value the importance of…
Firenze Fun!
I can’t believe I’m already halfway through my program in Florence! There has never been a dull moment, but there are definitely differences between Florence and Pittsburgh. Everywhere I go, it does seem that it takes a little more effort to make someone smile. For example, when I try to speak Italian at a café,…
Eine Woche in München
If you’re keeping track of time, you may realize that I’ve spent somewhat more than a week in Munich. But there’s so much to do in Munich that a week will slip by before you know it. A typical day in Munich begins with commuting from our guesthouse in the southwest of the city to…
Sam Jaunts to Brussels!
My name is Sam Podnar, and I am an incoming junior studying Politics and Philosophy with a minor in Economics. I am heavily involved in local political organizing, which I engage in through the College Democrats at Pitt, and I am interested in working on public policy in the future. I write for the Policy…
A Look Into Life in Amsterdam!
After a 17 hour travel day full of online poker and less than one hour of sleep, we landed in the Netherlands to sunny weather! We spent our first week going on several company visits, visiting museums, and immersing ourselves with the wonderful city of Amsterdam. Now, after a little over a week of being…
Vietnamese Check-In!
After reaching the halfway point of my time in Vietnam, I experienced once-in-a-lifetime opportunities and learned so much about Vietnamese culture. Ho Chi Minh City is so different from any city I have ever been to, and is so much fun to explore. The city is constantly active and riddled with fast-moving people and motorbike…
Cypriot for Two Weeks
It’s been a week and some change since we landed in the Republic of Cyprus, and I am loving every moment of it. Cyprus is fairly similar to other EU nations, but different from the US in nearly every way. The first shock came when I realized Cypriots drive on the left. It was strange…