During the last month of my time abroad I did more traveling to London, Ibiza, Granada, and two cities in the north of Spain called Logroño and Pamplona. Logroño is Spanish wine country and is a small town whereas Pamplona hosts the “running of the bulls” and a tomato throwing festival called la Tomatina. Throughout my traveling experiences I have realized that you really do not have to bring that…
I began my time here at the University of Hertfordshire (Hatfield, England) on the seventeenth of September, however, I was lucky enough to spend two weeks traveling across Italy and Ireland before my arrival. One thing that has become increasingly clear to me since leaving the states is just how little I really know about the world outside of the places I live. Although we learn about global events through…
This is Kaya, a four-year-old St. Bernard who lived at the hostel in Switzerland. She sat on my friends, and I lap while we drank local beer with the residents. She is the size of a small horse and I miss her terribly. This is me after skiing the tallest mountain in the Swiss Alps by accident and calling my mother to tell her I was still alive. This…
Traveling this semester has been nothing but exciting, however I did not know how easy it is to travel outside of the United States. My traveling this semester has taken me to places I never imagined of traveling, such as Austria, Hungary, and Switzerland. However, this blog is going to discuss all the travel tips and lessons that I have learned along the way. Tip One: When riding on a…
The Holy Week in Spain is a weeklong holiday before Easter that involves daily processions, massive floats, large crowds, traditional bands, and parades with hooded men. This Spanish tradition became widely celebrated in the sixteenth century and has evolved into a cultural as well as religious process that is almost unimaginable in the United States. I’m grateful to have had the opportunity to experience this holiday in four Spanish cities…
Since my study abroad experience has come to a natural end this Spring 2023 semester and I am heading back to Charleston next semester for classes, looking back and reflecting on everything is something that I have done a lot of these past couple of days. A lot of the things I have been thinking about were some things I would do differently or the same before going on this study…
This trip was one that I will never forget and will always think back to with nothing but positive memories. Specifically, I will never forget the last night in Italy when we ate one of the best meals I have ever had at Locanda Rovicciano. Sitting at the table in the back of a dimly lit 15th-century house turned restaurant, I was suddenly hit with how special it was to…
One of my other favorite activities that we did during my spring break study abroad in Spoleto, Italy was truffle hunting in the mountains. Typically, I think that many Americans are under the impression that truffles are a very fancy and expensive food that is hard to come by, but after learning from Alessandro I now understand that truffles are a very common and simple food in Italy. The whole…
I have recently returned from my spring break FYE study abroad called Let’s Eat in Italy and Write About It Too where we took cooking classes and learned about food in Spoleto, Italy, and I miss the amazing food and the trip already! My favorite activity that we did during this trip was definitely our cooking class with Chef Andrea, a famous chef from Florence who worked in New York…
My name is Kylie Armstrong, I am a sophomore at College of Charleston with a major in elementary education and a minor in mathematics. I have been accepted into the FYE spring break study abroad program called “Let’s Eat in Italy and Write About it Too” and am thrilled to be studying abroad for the first time. I chose to apply for this program because I have family from Italy…
