No one tells you how how long the human body can withstand a bus. The answer: Fourteen Hours by Carolina Hannon

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…

Holy Week in Spain by Sarah Bagwell

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…

Reflection by Nick Hobar

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…

Truffle Hunting in the Mountains by Kylie Armstrong

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…

Let’s Eat in Italy and Write About It Too by Kylie Armstrong

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…

Culture, Customs, and Traditions by Brooke Cameron

Learning about the culture, customs, and traditions in a new place is the best part about studying abroad. I’ve attended a couple events since being here, the biggest being Carnaval. I would describe Carnaval as a parade full of music, dancing, and overall good vibes. For one night, I traveled with two friends to another part of Argentina that is well known for their Carnavals and it was absolutely incredible!…

Queens Park Rangers Experience by Giselle Garcia

While we were in London we visited the Queen’s Park Rangers Football Club. We visited their stadium and met their community outreach coordinator Justin. Justin and the whole crew at Queens Park Rangers were very welcoming and made sure we were having the best experience they had to offer. QPR is a smaller football team in London in one of the lesser tiers of the English football league. Their team…