Tag: Italy
From Philadelphia to Rome: How I’ve Experienced Culture Shock
Ciao Drexel! Welcome to my blog series accounting my time studying in the beautiful city of Rome! My name is Angela Viruet and I just entered my fourth and final year here at Drexel. I’m striving for a degree in marketing and business analytics with a minor in legal studies. I’ve been in Rome for ...
Spring Break in Italy – Florence, Lake Como and Venice
The second part of my Italy trip was in the Northern region of Italy. Between cities, I took the Italo Treno which is the intercity train in Italy. Although it was the beginning of April, northern Italy still felt very cold, but we still had a great rest of our spring break. From Naples, I ...
Spring Break in Italy – Rome, Naples and Capri
Towards the end of the study abroad program in April, I had over a week off for Easter break, as they call it here in Europe. It was a ten day break so I had decided to spend the entire break in Italy! I went along with three other friends from South Korea, who I ...
Arrivederci Roma!
Najifa Hussain, ’25, is a Management Information Systems major studying at the American University of Rome this Fall 2022. Alas, after four months abroad my study abroad journey has almost come to an end. The week leading up to my flight back home where I am extremely excited to reunite with my friends and family, ...
Mindset after Studying Abroad
Najifa Hussain, ’25, is a Management Information Systems major studying at the American University of Rome this Fall 2022. I never really understood what people meant when they told me “studying abroad will change your life,” until now, Spending four months away from home in a country you have never visited really does in fact ...
5 Best New Foods I’ve Tried in Italy
Najifa Hussain, ’25, is a Management Information Systems major studying at the American University of Rome this Fall 2022. One of the best parts about studying abroad, is obviously as you can tell by the title, food! Studying in Rome, has given me the chance to try endless amounts of traditional Roman dishes that are ...
An Italian in Philly: The Last Days Here
Everything comes to an end and my exchange at Drexel is no exception. During these last days here I’ve been busy juggling between assignments, projects and finals, trying to submit everything in time. Nevertheless, I also had some time to think and reflect on how this quarter abroad went, the ups and downs of my ...
Learning Italian Abroad
Najifa Hussain, ’25, is a Management Information Systems major studying at the American University of Rome this Fall 2022. Before coming abroad to Rome, my knowledge of the Italian language was extremely minimal. I did try my hand at daily Duolingo lessons on my phone, but its not easy to learn an entire language when ...
An Italian in Philly: Basketball games for dummies
It might sound weird to some of you but I’ve never been to a basketball game, like, ever. To be fair, I haven’t been to any sports game at all. Even when I was in Italy, sports games were never on my to-do list. Coming to the US, however, I knew I had to watch ...
The Unforgettable Impact of Studying Abroad
Najifa Hussain, ’25, is a Management Information Systems major studying at the American University of Rome this Fall 2022. For as long as I can remember, I have always been extremely interested in studying abroad and finding a college with a great study abroad program was a huge priority of mine. Thankfully, Drexel had exactly ...
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