I arrived back in Rome on Monday night around 9:00 PM after flying into the main airport – Fiumicino.  Normally a taxi ride from the...

I arrived in London late on Saturday night and took a taxi to my hostel. The taxi was so cool – a very old looking black car that was not...

I am currently crossing another thing off of my very long bucket list of things to do while studying abroad in Europe – ride the train...

Today is the last day of my spring break tour with Bus2Alps.  We’ve been in Paris for two days now and it is an absolutely beautiful...

We arrived in Amsterdam at 5:00 AM and walked to our hostel from the bus.  We immediately fell back asleep and woke up for our tour at...

I had an amazing time in Berlin, but wish I had more time in the city that divided the world and then re-united it!  One full day is not...

Dobry Den! Prague was amazing.  It was a great surprise as I was not expecting to have such a great time in the city because I knew so...

Dobry Den! That’s hello in Czech.  Yes, after a 17 hour bus ride I am finally in Prague!  We have a very, very small group.  Our tour...

I had 4 Midterms this week – so much fun!  My first midterm was on Tuesday for my Architecture class and was very hard. It did not...

This Thursday was Italy’s 150th Anniversary of being a united country. This meant my favorite three words in the Italian lanuage – “non...

A week or so ago, my ISC (Italian Student Companion), Silvio, had about ten of his friends over for dinner.  I am happy to report that I...

I spent all of last weekend doing “Rome as a Tourist” and got a lot accomplished.  I downloaded a few audio tours from Rick Steves on...

Hi Everyone! I am definitely settling into life in Rome, Italy (or Europe in general). After spending last weekend in Florence, I had a...

Hi All, I’m sitting on the train on my way back from my first weekend trip away from Rome & can say that it was a blast!  I am definitely...

Ciao! Many of my friends have been asking about the classes I’m taking while I’m study in Rome, so I decided to dedicate a blog post to...

Ciao! It’s been a while since I last updated, but I had another crazy week in Roma.  With every passing day, I come to love this amazing...

Ciao Tutti (Hi All)! It has been a week since I have arrived in Rome and I am finally getting around to updating my blog.  I think that...

Ciao! The countdown is on.  I leave for Rome in less than a week.  My program does not start for two weeks, but I am going over early so...

Ciao! Things are starting to wind down at Penn State this semester and finals week is dreadfully coming near.  The good news is that this...