study abroad – Alexis Takes Italy

Week 7: Florence and The Coronavirus

February 21-29 This week has been insane! But I want to start with my weekend. I went to Florence for the weekend and for those who don’t know I studied in Florence for a school year a few years ago. I actually ended up visiting where I studied and it was a bit of aContinue reading “Week 7: Florence and The Coronavirus”

Week 6: A quarter of a century down

So this week was a bit crazy, me and my roommate moved out of our apartment to an empty one below us because we were having some issues with the other people we were living with. From the moment we moved in we felt a bit uneasy. We live in a small apartment building forContinue reading “Week 6: A quarter of a century down”

Week 5: English Tutoring

My first day of English tutoring went really well. I thought getting to the class on time was going to be a problem but I ended up getting there early, the same time as all of the students. So there I was completely blending in with all of the Italian high school students, that withContinue reading “Week 5: English Tutoring”

Week 4: One Month Down

So I’ve been here for about a month now and I thought I’d do a check-in on the progress of my Italian. I realize when I don’t think before I speak, I speak way better. I got annoyed at one of my friends and yelled at him in frustration and the Italian came out effortlesslyContinue reading “Week 4: One Month Down”

Week 3: Reflection

I’ve been struggling with what to write today because I’ve had so much going on recently. I’ve been so stuck on trying to write something perfect it’s kept me from writing at all. I was watching my friend’s YouTube video and she inspired me to just write even if it’s not exactly how I wantedContinue reading “Week 3: Reflection”

Week 2: Making Friends

This week was slightly more hectic than last week which is why this post is coming a little later. So I’m doing my study abroad semester through the Umbra Institute but I’m doing the direct enrollment program which means instead of taking classes at Umbra I’m taking classes at an Italian university. I’m studying atContinue reading “Week 2: Making Friends”

Week 1: I thought I knew everything about traveling abroad

And wow was I wrong. Before coming here to Perugia I thought I had taken care of everything I needed to because I’ve done this before,but as soon as I got off the plane I realized I was wrong. So I came with 2 suitcases, 1 carry-on, and my backpack. When packing I just putContinue reading “Week 1: I thought I knew everything about traveling abroad”