We are excited to bring you our first featured blog from GO Rome today! Emily Callahan, a student at Miami University, joined us in Florence for our first weekend excursion and had some adventures along the way! 463 Steps 463 steps is all it took to climb to the top of the Duomo Bell Tower … Continue Reading »
By: Lauren Hill, a junior at Auburn University 1. The Program. I walked into this knowing two friends from home but I was still a little nervous. I wasn’t sure who I was going to meet. I didn’t know if it was going to be cliquey or how people were going to react to each … Continue Reading »
By: Marit Winborn, a rising junior at the University of Alabama When I decided I was going to study abroad for the summer, I was told a lot of things. Some ended up being true, but some ended up being false. From actually experiencing the city and traveling on the weekends, I have come up … Continue Reading »
By: Mimi Germond, a rising junior at the University of Mississippi Previous to GO Rome, I had never been off the continent. I have gone to Canada and Mexico but never over the ocean or to a truly foreign country. Everyone told me this experience would change my life, and while I definitely came into … Continue Reading »
By: Stephanie Bowar, a rising junior at Oglethorpe University I did a lot of research before coming to Rome, from the weather to sightseeing to cultural oddities to prepare for. I knew I would have to pay for water and specify I want it to be still and not sparkling. But there are certain things … Continue Reading »
By: Shawna Wensel, a rising sophomore at the University of Arizona 1) When the dinner bill ends up being three times the amount you expected it to be because of the bread, water, service charge, and four days worth of calories and carbs you ordered “I mean, it was worth it.” 2) When you debate … Continue Reading »
By: Hannah Greb, a rising sophomore at the University of Arizona Here in Rome I have adopted the phrase “a gelato a day keeps the doctor away”. Although the second part of this phrase many not be true the first part is absolutely accurate; I definitely eat a gelato a day. In my defense, between … Continue Reading »
By: Anna Drummond, a rising junior at Texas A&M. You can only prepare so much for a trip to somewhere you’ve never been before to experience things that are so foreign to your daily routine. While rolling with the different obstacles that came my way these past 2 weeks in Rome and Florence, I found … Continue Reading »
By: Victoria Gordon, a rising junior at the University of Georgia Before I left Rome, everyone I knew was telling me things about Rome that I just HAD to know. I’m sure this happens to many people going abroad. Some people had recently been, some people went a long time ago, and some people had … Continue Reading »
By: Megan Mallonee, a rising junior at the University of North Carolina 1. You might actually need to learn some Italian. I tried to pick up a little bit before I left for Rome, but pretty much figured I would be cool with “pizza” and “ciao.” But what I didn’t realize was that there really … Continue Reading »