I think that most people here on the Joseph S. Bruno study abroad trip would agree with me when I say that living in Italy for the summer truly is the experience of a lifetime. While we are over here, we might as well embrace the term “La Dolce Vita” and experience as many places as we can. That being said, many of us travel on our three day weekends and take advantage of the cheaper plane ticket. It is really easy to just hop on a plane and travel to a different European country once you are over here. It has given me the opportunity to see some of the most famous cities in the world, such as Milan, Paris, and London so far!                                                                                                                           That being said, we literally are non-stop here as we are studying. When we are not in class, we are visiting historic sites or cities. Some weeks, we spend the night in a different town or city and see everything that it has to offer as well. Before you know it, the week has flown by and it is already time to fly off to the next destination for the weekend! So as wonderful and incredible as it is, it can get very exhausting. I feel like I have not ever fully caught up on my sleep since I got here. That is why week six has been so wonderful. We have had the whole week off of traveling and trips to simply work on our journals that document our experiences. We are all working very hard trying to complete them, but I think all of our bodies needed the rest from traveling! We have finally had time to just relax in the Chigi Palace and stay off of our feet which is a nice break. But I think we will all be ready to explore again next week!

Some of the girls working hard on their journals!

By: Mary Ann Martin