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  • Back to the Lagoon

    Venice is a place that has left an indelible mark on my life. The four months I spent studying abroad there in 2016 meant so much to me personally, academically and culturally. The opportunity to return to a city like that is an absolute dream. So on my recent trip to Italy I decided to…

  • Venezia Travelog – Entry 7

    As my semester here in Venice comes to a close this week, I realized I still haven’t done the one thing nearly everyone who visits gets a chance to do: ride in a gondola. But aside from the expense that’s kept me from indulging in on one of those wobbly boat rides, I think it’s also very characteristic…

  • Venezia Travelog – Entry 6

    When you spend four months constructing a new life in a new place, when you finally get in the groove of things, when you finally feel at home, it’s strange to think it’s all temporary. It’s almost heartbreaking to think that this will soon come to an end. We’ll pack our things alongside our memories…

  • Venezia Travelog – Entry 4

    If there was anything that marked my last semester, it was an intense amount of screen-time. Even after 50 hours in the office each week, I spent countless weekends doing homework on my laptop. When I was out, my iPhone almost never left my hand. Screens dominated my waking hours. Here in Venezia, things couldn’t…

  • Venezia Travelog – Entry 1

    It seems that every few months I change cities, at least along the east coast of the U.S. This semester, I have the pleasure of studying abroad in Venezia, Italia. I’ve been here for a few days now, settling in to a wonderful neighborhood. I’m lucky to have a schedule filled with courses in design, typography…