Cultural journey week // Study Overseas

I’m at present learning in Florence, Italy for the 12-week program that’s supplied. My program began with a journey week that was 8 days lengthy and consisted of early days and late nights, touring across the nation and seeing a wide range of what it has to supply. This is the primary time I’ve ever been out of the US, so starting with every week of journey was a bit overwhelming for me, nevertheless it was additionally among the best experiences I’ve ever had. The week kicked off in Rome the place our group stopped by a bunch of the most important websites together with St. Peter’s Basilica, the Pantheon, the Colosseum, and so forth., however shortly moved on to locations which can be much less centered on in typical vacationer journeys. We visited a wide range of gardens that had been constructed in several intervals, went on a wine tour, entered Etruscan ruins, and had a seashore day in Cinque Terre. I went into this expertise fully alone, with out understanding anybody that will be in my first week or anybody in Florence. I got here out of the primary week with a number of the finest individuals I’ve ever met, and we have now already deliberate separate journeys collectively. I’ve been in Florence for rather less than a month now, and I can completely say that coming right here has modified my perspective on life fully. I’m extremely grateful for being right here and might’t wait to doc extra excursions and experiences.

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