Class in Bologna and weekend in Venice
Early Wednesday morning our class left for Bologna pronounced “bolo?a” which is a large University town. As a class we were required to create a lesson plan and do presentations on Bologna while we were there. We had a creative lesson plan, presented some history on the town and planned a field trip to Grom’s... Read More
Ciao da Milano!
My name is Jenepher Schulte, and I’m a finance student in my junior year. For spring semester I am studying at Universita’ Bocconi. So far studying abroad has been an exhilarating experience. I arrived January 8th and took an Italian course through the university for the first month, at which I made friends with many... Read More
Hola from Spain!
Hello from Spain! My name is Elizabeth Whiteman and I am a junior accounting major studying abroad in Granada, Spain. My program started January 7th and ends May 20th. Though I am not studying business while I am here I will be able to finish my Spanish minor. I just finished up my month long... Read More
Febrero en España
Hola Todos! I am finally writing to update you about my second tenure in Spain. I have now been back in Granada for three weeks. I arrived here on the morning of February 5th. All of my flights went very smoothly with one exception – my luggage did not meet me in Granada. So I... Read More
Fun, Sun and Snow in Greece
For President’s Day Weekend I went with a couple of the girls to Greece. I had wanted to go to Greece for the longest time and that desire was only intensified after watching Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants where there are scenes of a lovely white town on the hill along the sea. I wanted... Read More
Adventures in Florence and Pisa
Since this is my first blog I believe it warrants an introduction. My name is Cecilia Velazquez and I am a sophomore business student studying abroad through the Honors Program at the UW Rome Center. This is my first study abroad experience and it has definitely given me a thirst for more. Right now my... Read More
Blog finale de la France…
Joyeux décembre tout le monde! I hope everyone is doing well and getting ready for Christmas soon! Everything is going well in Nantes but I’m seriously craving some snow. The last month has been very busy with lots of family visiting, exams coming up very soon, and still so many things I want to see... Read More
Kobe University, the campus
About 70% to 80% of Japan is forested and mountainous which is probably why the architects decided to stick a University on the side of a mountain, literally. The city of Kobe lies to the north of Osaka bay and is a main port town, and just to the north of Kobe are the Rokko... Read More
End of First Semester
As winter break approaches, it seems strange for me to not be packing up and returning home with all of the friends I’ve made here. Their semesters are over, but I still have one more remaining, so we are in very different places in life. This semester has been amazing, filled with trips and sights... Read More
Sunny Santiago
Hola from Chile! I am currently a CISB Spanish track member studying abroad in Santiago de Chile. Unlike a lot of the others from this blog, I have been here in Chile since July! I know, it’s crazy, I can hardly believe I am in the second half of my study abroad experience. Three months... Read More