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Notes from Abroad
Notes from Abroad – Italy
Question: Are there any holidays native to your host country that you have experienced, or are looking forward to experiencing? What are the customs of this holiday? Does school close? Do people take vacations?
Written by: Alfred Amasanti
Carnavale (also known as Carnaval or Mardi Gras) is one of Italy’s best-known holiday celebrations. The festival takes place [...]
Notes from Abroad – Ireland
Question: Are there any holidays native to your host country that you have experienced, or are looking forward to experiencing? What are the customs of this holiday? Does school close? Do people take vacations?
Written by: Kyle Apanaschik
St. Patrick’s Day. People all throughout America celebrate this holiday, and while studying in Dublin this semester, many of [...]
Notes from Abroad – Spain
Question: Describe a friendship you have made with a local student (from your host country), or someone who is a resident. How has this relationship influenced your experience? How do you communicate, and are there are any language barriers? Have they spoken about any things that surprised them about America’s customs?
Written by: Leslie Dias
The great [...]
Notes from Abroad – Italy
Question: Describe a friendship you have made with a local student (from your host country), or someone who is a resident. How has this relationship influenced your experience? How do you communicate, and are there are any language barriers? Have they spoken about any things that surprised them about America’s customs?
Written by: Alfred Amasanti
As part [...]
Notes from Abroad – Ireland
Question: Describe a friendship you have made with a local student (from your host country), or someone who is a resident. How has this relationship influenced your experience? How do you communicate, and are there are any language barriers? Have they spoken about any things that surprised them about America’s customs?
Written by: Doug Lajoie
University College [...]
Notes from Abroad – Spain
Question: Describe the typical daily routine for someone from your host country. What time does everything happen? What is extremely different, and what is exactly the same?
Written by: Leslie Dias
A typical day in Pamplona starts around 8 or 9 a.m. Almost every student has early morning classes because of the afternoon break. Before heading off [...]
Notes from Abroad – Italy
Question: Describe the typical daily routine for someone from your host country. What time does everything happen? What is extremely different, and what is exactly the same?
Written by: Jen Vida
A typical daily routine for an Italian varies from city to city. In the more rural country, such as Tuscania, you’ll find a more leisurely pace. [...]
Notes from Abroad – Italy
Question: What new perspectives about the United States have you gained during your semester abroad? What aspects have been extremely different? What has been similar to the U.S. that you expected to be different? Are there any specific things you wish the U.S. would adopt?
Written by: Allison Shimp
While living in Florence, I have found that [...]
Notes from Abroad – Ireland
Question: What new perspectives about the United States have you gained during your semester abroad? What aspects have been extremely different? What has been similar to the U.S. that you expected to be different? Are there any specific things you wish the U.S. would adopt?
Written by: Kyle Apanaschik
After two weeks in Dublin, I am starting [...]
Notes from Abroad – Spain
Question: Tell us something about your host city or country that only a local would know. How did you come to observe this? What’s one thing you wish you knew upon arrival? What’s an annoying habit that tourists in your area have? What is different now that you’re living there as opposed to being a [...]
Notes from Abroad – South Africa
Question #4: What has been your best experience with food? What surprised you most about the local cuisine?
Written by: Caitlin Peters & Katie Cavanaugh
We first knew we were in for an array of traditional African foods when we walked into a local food shop two days into our South African experience and saw “monkey gland [...]
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