Study Abroad Blog 

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

Hello! Although I’m sad fall break is over, it means there’s a new blog this week! Exams and Studying (I promise it's not boring) Midterms were this past week, and I must say that only being allowed to bring a pen to an exam made for a very interesting study experience. To recap from the last blog, each midterm asked 2–4 questions based on a specific situation or theory. A scenario could be: “If a company expanded to X country but decided not to innovate, what could be potent

Hello! I hope you have had a wonderful week and are enjoying your Monday. Thanks for coming back to the next “chapter” of this blog! Enhancing My Experience Through Learning Opportunities About a week before coming to Italy, I was randomly checking my “others” email folder and came across an email from Gilman International Scholarship. They were inviting students who would be in an EU country this semester to apply for a study tour in Brussels to learn about the EU institutio

It’s officially been a month in Florence, and it has been a whirlwind! I’d like to begin by recognizing the heartache and pain currently...

On September 1, I left my family’s home in Florida and boarded a fifteen-hour flight to Italy. When I arrived at my connection in Rome,...

My name is Kimberly Guevara. I am a senior at the University of Denver studying Economics and Public Policy with an emphasis on Foreign...