Hi everybody! My name is Nila and I’m a nursing student at Pitt’s main campus currently studying abroad in Italy! Our first destination on this trip is Catania, Italy, but this is a multi-city trip so this is just the first of many fun locations. I chose to go on this particular study abroad trip…
Tag: summer2026
Getting around Munchen!
Something that was quite new to me personally was the accessibility to public infrastructure. The idea of having so many different routes available to get to places was a complete culture shock. Because I study at a branch campus, I am not too sure what the infrastructure is like in Oakland, but I can’t imagine it…
The Wrong Side of the Sidewalk
There is a very specific kind of panic that comes from realizing you are walking on the wrong side of the sidewalk in a city that already knows that you don’t belong there. Not that anyone corrects you directly. The locals don’t stop to educate you. Rather, they simply continue moving forward with the quiet…