Salve! I think I forgot to mention yesterday that this year marks the fifth anniversary of the Spoleto program. So far we’ve brought 90 students from the College here to Umbria, and each year we’ve pretty much followed the same template of activities. Testament to...
Bret Lott here, off with a gang of students and Dr. Trish Ward for the annual Spoleto Summer Study Abroad program. Each day I’ll be sending a picture or two and a brief-as-I-can-make-it missive on our exploits here in Charleston’s sister city. Travel went well — we...
Dear All — Last day, or so we thought. I’d planned to send the pictures attached this morning, once the students had all left the villa. They are (photo 1) of our meeting with the city administrator, Ms. Battistina Vargiu, and the city architect, Roberto...
Buongiorno! The coolest thing happened today: We went, as we do every year, to ArtViva Tours, where we begin our annual guided walking tour of Florence. Every year we are given a terrific — I mean that — tour guide who explains plenty about Florence and its history,...
Buongiorno! Bret Lott here, once again in Italy with the Spoleto Summer Study Abroad Program in English. As with every year, we bring a gang of students from the College of Charleston over to our sister city of Spoleto to study writing and literature, as well as to...
