My name is Bryce Maldonado. I am a rising Senior and I major in Psychology with a minor in Medical Humanities. The program I am participating in is the faculty led CofC in Florence (Psychology). I chose this program because it was a combination of everything I was looking for. As an aspiring Child Life Specialist, the course we are taking while in Florence and in combination with the Child…
As soon as I arrived in Italy, I immediately noticed so much about the country. Depending on who you met or where you were, people were nice or stand-offish. I think it is due to the language barrier which is completely understandable. It was super helpful that we stayed in a smaller city which didn’t have a lot of tourists, so we were forced to learn and adapt even if…
Ciao! My name is Melanie Orama, and I am a first-year graduate student at the College of Charleston. I am working towards my Master of Science in Child Life to become a certified child life specialist. Child life is a field that advocates for children during their most vulnerable times. It serves to create an environment that helps children have the most positive experiences possible as they endure hospitalization, illness,…
On Friday, May 27th, I finally got to experience the Riviera di Levante during a weekend visit to Cinque Terre on my Study Abroad trip. A bunch of girls from this trip, including myself, paid for a cute little hotel in a quaint town on the outskirts of the touristy towns of Cinque Terre. We visited all of the villages to shop, eat, and even swim alongside many canoes, kayaks,…
As cliche as it sounds, studying abroad was truly a life changing experience. In many ways, it felt like I was living a second life – I was living in a new country and making new friends, I didn’t know the language or the culture I was immersed in, and I didn’t know the social cues needed to blend in. It was a humbling and exciting experience to adjust and…
Hi!! I’m Kiara Williams, a rising sophomore here at College of Charleston. I am a secondary education major with an additional major with English. I chose the Reggio Emilia Art Education abroad program because it was a great opportunity to allow me and other students to see the inside of Italian culture and schools… which would benefit me on what I can do as a future educator to incorporate what…
Hello! My name is Madi Rast, and I am a sophomore, but I am still undecided in major. I chose the study abroad summer program in Spoleto, Italy, Charleston’s sister city. The program includes two classes, The Travel Memoir taught by Professor Lott, who is also the director of the program, and The Italian Image in Nineteenth-Century American Literature taught by Dr. Peeples. Over the course of the program, we…
With a cappuccino in one hand and a chocolate cannoli in the other, I chat with fellow students while we watch the morning sun light up the Apennine Mountains. I think we can all agree this is not the worst way to start a school day! I am spending my summer in Spoleto, Italy where the view is breathtaking from any part of the city and locals are not only…
Hi my name is Ashley Butler. I am a sophomore at The College of Charleston majoring in Early Childhood Education with a minor in Psychology. The program I will be attending is a Psychology course in Florence, Italy. I chose this program because it will help influence my understanding in both my major and minor while immersing myself into a new culture. I am also excited for the course I…
After a few months have passed abroad, I am now seeing the end of my program in Rome Italy. I find it quite different than Madrid. The public transportation is not as efficient, and operates a little differently, so asking if a coffee shop sells bus tickets in Italian is much harder than Spanish. I have found Rome to be overwhelming with the amount of monuments that litter the sides…
