Overseas program(s):
Italy Spring 2015
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Life in the Piazza - My apartment sits right above the Piazza del Campo, the huge open-air public square that serves as the civic and social center of the city. The piazza’s been called Siena’s living room, and for good reason, since at nearly all hours, I can see in the piazza high-school kids, families, old couples, tour groups, dog […]
One week in: settling in to Siena - After some bags left by AirItalia in Rome and some misguided TSA advice, we have settled in to Siena. The weather has been mild and mostly sunny, the streets have been bustling with after Christmas sales, and the food – both at the host family homes and at the innumerable Siena restaurants – has been […]