My morning walk from the 13th century building on Vicolo del Sasso that I currently live in to Fontebranda, where my Italian classes are currently held, would take me ten minutes to complete. But that is when I walk like myself, quickly and with purpose, watching the street signs to make sure that I’m headed […]

Well here I am about a month after arriving in Italy, finally writing my first blog post. I don’t know what to say and I have no idea where to start but I guess I can begin with how I just realised that an entire month has gone by and I have been living in a different […]

After the first month in Siena, I finally feel comfortable in my host family’s home and as a resident of Siena. I love this city and I am constantly in awe that this is happening, yet recently I’ve been more able to focus in on the details about life here, especially the people here. One […]

“All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them.” –Galileo Galilei Before embarking on this journey abroad, we were all informed of the very real possibility that we would not be able to do our usual Netflix watching, facebook checking, and keeping in constant contact with the virtual […]

As I sit in a nearby caffe’ bar, within these medieval walls and aside appreciative locals adorned in furs and joy, I contemplate my living abroad experience thus far. The Italian life is unique in that living is simple, relationships are at the center of everything, and happiness is a given. Having transitioned from American […]