Did you miss the other Parts? Part 1: Rome | Part II: Positano | Part III: Venice The basics of our time in Tuscany: Day 1: Drive from Venice Airport, get Car at DrivItalia, to Panierracci Day 2 rest, wine tour / pasta night Day 3 – San Gimignano day! Day 4, Saturday Oct 7 …
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Teary-eyed Goodbyes/ Addii con le lacrime agli occhi (italiano sotto) Although I will always want to be back in Bologna, where time moves as slow as your pace of step during a passeggiata, but also so quickly that 5.5 months came and went with a blink of an eye- it was time for me to …
Proprio Italia After journeying for 10 days through southern Italy, I have officially traveled to all of the cities in Italy that I wanted to see! While I was traveling, I started thinking about the purpose of why I travel. After living in Bologna for 5 months, I know that seeing a city for 1-5 days is not enough …
In Italy to…Study? Right before leaving for my Easter break, I had to take a final for my “Arte e Società tra Medioevo a Rinascimento” class. In an intense 3 months of lessons with our strangely art-passionate professor, we covered every page and every picture in our textbook of the art and architecture in Italy …
Living as Light I just wanted to update y’all with how I’m doing and share one thing I’m learning. Since the University of Bologna has 100,000 students, I’m absolutely burdened when I go to class and know that because <1% of Bologna is evangelical Christian, the chance that any of my peers here have heard …
Lit up like a Street Lamp at Midnight Contrary to my expectations of mid-march, every day in Bologna, I’m still amazed. By what? Here are some minor details of the city that I love: The crooked, open, wood window shutters that line the alleys of Bologna in between baskets of flowers outside the window. Everyday …
The Rainbow Trail in Florence This past weekend I had the most fantastic day and Firenze is now my favorite city in the world! Some American friends and I originally wanted to go because the annual Chocolate Festival is happening throughout February. So, Friday we made the decision to go and on Saturday morning I …
Downsizing My Comfort, Maximizing My Worldview I’ve been here for 3.5 weeks. Although I still feel like I have so much to figure out, I have gained a little stability- and in this context, stability is a gift. There is absolutely no organization. This is demonstrated in my class schedule: I start a different class …
Tranquilo I’m here- in Bologna, Italy- and everything is beautiful. The city, built by the pope in the 1000’s (yes, the 11th century), is nicknamed La Rossa- because everything is red from the bricks to the roofs (photo below). I’ve looked pretty idiotic so far- mostly because as far as the natives can tell, my Italian …
I have a Top 5. I’m not talking about MySpace, or boys, or people at all. It is my 5 favorite things – excluding people and the Word – which I venture to find for a cheer-me-up and inspiration: Glitter Every color all at once Sunrises and sunsets Clear sky of stars Flowers That last …
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