Happy New Year! After four amazing months, the time has come to write the final blog of my time in Italy. Thank you for joining me one last time. This blog will be shorter, sweeter, and slighly unexcepted. Finals Week & Finding My Study Rhythm As usual, the last week of the semester meant exams. After returning from Bolzano, I hit the books. I must have created over one hundred flashcards to keep track of the many concepts we covered throughout the term. They ranged from chil

Hello! The time from Thanksgiving to Christmas, like for many, is my favorite time of the year. The past month has been full of hard work and homework, and I’m grateful for the growth that comes with it. I really do have to apologize quality of photos... Where the Semester Came Together: The Pitch This week, we finished the pitch “competition” with all of the students. Going back to my last blog, I planned a lesson for students at the high school focused on the connection bet

Coming back from fall break, I’m sure many students wished it was just slightly longer (or shorter!). The past few weeks have been exciting, full of new friendships, but also very busy. Fall Break During the second part of fall break, I made it to Portugal to visit one of my best friends. We knew it would only be possible to visit each other if I could make it to Italy. It was a wonderful time spent with her friends and family. It was also very interesting to communicate usin