The Best Last Weekend Part of the beauty of this study abroad program is that the first three weekends are spent with the other students and the last weekend is up to your family. Each host family does something different with their students. Some families stay in Modena, some go to the beach, but mine …
Happy Republic Day! June second is the Italian Festa della Repubblica! Everyone has school and work off on this day, so a group of the friends I made on this trip decided to take a day trip to the beach. We made our way over to Riccione with a few of the other student’s host …
Cinque Terre was another day trip we took from Modena. After teaching our group bused over to Monterosso al Mare where we hoped onto a ferry. The boat took us to each of the five lands that make up Cinque Terre. At the last stop, Riomaggiore, we got off of the boat. All of us …
Florence Part One My Modena study abroad group arrived in Florence in the late afternoon of May 27, 2022. We took a bus from Modena to Florence which was a stunning ride as we road through the mountains. Once we got settled into our hostel we set off for dinner. One of the keys to …
Verona! Our class took another afternoon trip to Verona which is high on my recommendation list for travelers. The city is large, but not as popular of a tourist destination as other similar cities. This made it possible for us to cover a lot of ground in just one afternoon here. Verona is located on …
The Floating City I went to Venice during my first weekend trip with the Modena study abroad program. Venice is one of the must see destinations given the history, beauty, and charm of the city. The forty-eight hours in Venice was a nice amount of time for us to explore the city together. Our class …
A Quick Afternoon Trip Bologna was a day trip the students on my first study abroad program took. This was my very first time traveling with these students. At this time I did not know any of them yet, but I quickly started forming friends from this experience. Bologna is only forty-five minuets north of …
Greetings From Modena! Modena was my very first time leaving the country completely by myself. The mix of emotions leaving was a lot as prepared to go live with a new family. I would now be living the next four weeks with two new little sisters, Bianca (10) and Marta (9) and parents who would …