Category: American University of Rome (AUR)
Tips for Packing Using Only a Backpack
Use a large durable backpack I have had a large Swiss backpack since I started high school and it is the best backpack I have owned. It has held up really well and fits so much inside it. I highly recommend getting one or something similar and using it for all of your trips where ...
8 Must-Have Apps for Study Abroad
I have been using a bunch of different apps during my time abroad, some of which I hadn’t heard of before getting here and some of which I didn’t realize how crucial they would be. Below is an overview of 8 apps that I highly recommend you download before leaving for your trip. While I ...
Rainy Trip in Berlin
My roommate Erin’s dad thought that it would be a waste to fly to Copenhagen for the weekend just to fly right back to Rome. He suggested that we go to Berlin. We booked our flights just days before we left for Copenhagen and packing was even harder than expected because now we were packing ...
Copenhagen in Pictures
My roommate Ruby has family in Copenhagen and they were away for the weekend and invited us to stay in their apartment. We had originally planned on spending the weekend in Austria but we hadn’t yet booked transportation or accommodations so we somewhat spontaneously decided to go to Copenhagen. A few days later, we booked ...
Milan: Philly?
This past weekend my roommates Lydia, Erin, Ruby, and I were in Milan. As soon as we left the train station, we were all caught off guard by how similar it was to cities in the United States. The buildings were a lot taller, there were much less cobblestones, there were distinct neighborhoods that all ...
Applying to Co-Ops While Abroad
I am a sophomore entrepreneurship major in the 5 year, 3 coop program. My first coop is in Spring and Summer of 2022. The coop job search process is divided into 3 rounds, A, B, and C. A round coop job listings were open the weekend of Halloween. I only had from October 29th to ...
Under the Tuscan Sun
I spent the weekend in Tuscany. We were primarily planning a trip to Florence but I ended up finding a gorgeous Airbnb about 45 minutes outside of Florence that is in a 12th century castle. It was beautiful inside and out and was a great atmosphere to spend Halloween in. Every direction you looked, there ...
Not Enough Time
It feels like just last week that I had nearly 4 months to spend in Italy and do everything I wanted to do. The time went by so quickly. I now have less than 40 days left here and there is so much that I still want to do. I have more trips planned that ...
Weekend in Venice
I remember hearing about how Venice was sinking due to rising sea levels when I was about 11 and I said to my friends that I wanted to go to Venice before it was impossible to visit, but I didn’t know when that would be. A lot of times we make big plans for things ...
Tips for Visiting Rome’s Major Sights
Whether you plan on studying abroad in Italy in the future or are planning a vacation at some point, I wanted to share some tips on visiting some of Rome’s major tourist sights that you will likely visit. 1. Colosseum Tickets to get into the Colosseum are about $18. You can book them there but ...
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