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Notes from Abroad – Italy

April 15, 2010 Notes from Abroad

Question: Describe a professor or project that has taught you about history, politics or business from an international perspective. Written by: Allison Shimp While studying at Lorenzo de Medici in Florence, I am taking International Marketing with a professor named Giancarlo Polenghi. I thought it would be really cool to take this course abroad because [...]

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Notes from Abroad – Italy

March 18, 2010 Notes from Abroad

Question: Describe an experience in which you overcame a challenge. What did you learn from the experience? Written by: Alfred Amasanti The greatest challenge I’ve faced in Italy was something so mundane that I would have never thought it would take me more than a month to solve: opening a bank account. My parents thought [...]

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Notes from Abroad – Italy

March 18, 2010 Notes from Abroad

Question: Describe an experience in which you overcame a challenge. What did you learn from the experience? Written by: Jen Vida In Italy, the relationship between young woman and older men is a little different than in America. One day I was sitting outside, and an old man caught my eye as he struggled to [...]

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Notes from Abroad – Italy

March 4, 2010 Notes from Abroad

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 [...]

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Notes from Abroad – Italy

February 25, 2010 Notes from Abroad

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 [...]

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Notes from Abroad – Italy

February 11, 2010 Notes from Abroad

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 [...]

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Notes from Abroad – Italy

February 4, 2010 Notes from Abroad

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 [...]

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Notes from Abroad – Italy

September 24, 2009 Notes from Abroad

Question #1: Describe your expectations for your semester abroad. What are you going to do? What places are you planning to visit? Use initial feelings and experiences to give your overall feeling for the anticipation of the semester.

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Notes from Abroad – Italy

April 30, 2009 Notes from Abroad

Question #13: After a semester abroad, many experiences have been had. What have you learned? Would you do anything different? Do you have any advice for students who are considering studying abroad?

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Notes from Abroad – Italy

April 16, 2009 Notes from Abroad

Question #12: Write about anything you want about your country, your time abroad, etc. It could be about a vacation you just took, or just an observation or conclusion you’ve reached about studying abroad.

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Notes from Abroad – Italy

March 20, 2009 Notes from Abroad

Question #7: Describe a friendship you have made with a local student (from your host country). Does it differ from friendships you have with people from the states? Are there any cultural differences, etc.?

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