When I first heard about Joseph S. Bruno Auburn Abroad in Italy, the idea of studying abroad was not strange to me.because I have already been studying abroad for four years in America as an International Chinese student. I know the value to me of study abroad, and the different feelings of facing problems and gaining new skills. However, this Italy abroad program still attracted me to seek more about European culture, history and traveling through various countries. Plus, I have never lived with a group of 15 people for 3 months in another country. I remember the last time I was living in a dorm with more than 10 people, and that was back in my junior-high school in China. I have really good memory of living and studying with my friends all together. To me, this is a completely exciting, fresh, fantastic journey and  adventure for. I will not say I am the special one that deserved all these, but I am definitely the luckiest one by getting a chance to be able to study abroad.
Although this is only the first week of our 3 months of studying abroad, I already have a good feeling of how great this experience is going to be. My teachers are very friendly and patient with us, and so are my three sweet roommates. Each of our dorm has a Italian name that fits their culture, and ours is called Firenze which is the famous city, Florence, in Italy.
Since we are living in a small but fantastic town Ariccia, it is not common for them to speak another foreign language such as English. However, Italian people are all nice to us and try to do their best to help us to find things. I feel like they are as good as people in Auburn.
Last but not least, we are so lucky that we have encountered their local annual Porchetta festival this weekend. It was so much fun and it’s something I have never seen before ever in my life. I somehow felt like I was in China!
Sunny Sun