Why you might ask? Well, you’re reading my introduction, so effectively, you’re meeting me! Oh hi there, nice to meet you! I’m Ethan, and well…here I am, embarking on the biggest adventure of my 22 years, headed to Florence for part of the summer to soak up all there is to enjoy about Italy and do my best not to be too American-y. My biggest challenge? No, not my bank account going downhill like an Olympic ...

"It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end." ~ Ernest Hemingway There are millions of reasons to travel but I find one of the most cliché reasons to be the best: to learn more about YOU. This article may sound cheesy in an “Eat Pray Love” sort of way, but this is my honest advice looking back on my time abroad. You will spend the rest of your life reflecting ...

Guest post by: Céline R. Bossart As a one-year Florence study abroad veteran, I know what the internal evolution feels like. We arrive, we find our niche, we discover, we develop routine, we live, we are infinite, we are unstoppable. We see and feel the things and meet the people that will shape the rest of our lives, whether we realize it or not. And then it ends. If there’s anything harder than putting a ...