Ciao! This week my study abroad group had a special surprise because we were in Florence for the festival of the Patron Saint of San Giovanni! Every year, on June 24th, Florence celebrates the feast of its patron saint, San Giovanni, with a series of events throughout the city of Florence, Italy. Florence celebrates San Giovanni by hosting the feast day for its patron saint, … Continue reading Festival of the Patron Saint San Giovanni by Jamie Wirth

After my time at the language school, I moved to Munich to begin the next phase of my summer. I worked for a company called Menschen für Menschen, a Human Development NGO that specialized in project work in Ethiopia. They worked directly with an Ethiopian office, who actually overlooked and implemented the project designs, which my office designs and collects funding for. Their office is … Continue reading Menschen für Menschen by Chloe Goff

My time working for NGO Menschen für Menschen in Munich, Germany coincidentally coincided with one of their largest fundraising events in the past few years. It was being held in a village a few hours north of Munich called Ursensollen, which has a large German-Ethiopian population. The event took place in a central community area, with a gorgeous river running through the middle of grassy … Continue reading Ursensollen, Germany by Chloe Goff

 I can’t believe it’s already my last week in Florence for this program! It has been a very unique learning experience, especially since we have had the opportunity to apply what we learn in the classroom into real life Italian culture. Yesterday, after class, we were given a guided tour of the Museum of the Innocence. It was originally a hospital that took in abandoned … Continue reading My Goodbye to Florence, Italy by Anna Rowe

I am currently studying abroad in La Rochelle, France, working towards the completion of my French and Francophone Studies minor. I am attending class at La Rochelle Université, which is a public, French university, about the same size as CofC. It has been so cool to experience life as a student in France, while also meeting so many interesting people. I did not have many … Continue reading Attending a French University by Eva Tryon

I’ve been very busy this past month! I’ve mainly been focused on my schoolwork this month, so I haven’t traveled as much as I was last month, but it’s reading week which is basically a weeklong break where students can catch up on their schoolwork or travel around. I’m planning on going to London for a couple days and go out to Southend-on-Sea (where some … Continue reading Exploring the United Kingdom and Beyond by Erik Osborn

I have thoroughly enjoyed my experience of living with a host family thus far, and am very happy with my decision to do so. I live with a French couple named Pascal and Sophie and their cat, Croquette. They have a daughter and a son who are both just slightly older than me and their daughter is living with us temporarily. They are also currently … Continue reading My Experience Living with a Host Family in France by Eva Tryon

As I have now been studying abroad in London, England for about a month, I have learned many things I would have never thought I would learn. From making friends with girls from countries around the world, I have had more culture shocks than expected. Our simple day to day mannerisms differ in little ways, and larger ways. Though, together we spend every day going … Continue reading British Cuisine in London by Daniella Johansson Emmert

When you wake up, the tip of your nose is cold. You realize that when you drifted off the night before, you’d forgotten to close the window all the way, and the smell of fresh autumn air and damp leaves completely surrounds you. Often in the mornings, you wake up confused about where you are, even after over a month having left the states. I’m … Continue reading A Day in the Life in La Rochelle by Anna Cogbill