Guest Author: Emily Courson
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Before coming to Italy, I didn’t really know what to expect when it comes food. I have always loved pasta and pizza but knew that traditional Italian food would definitely not be the same as the American Italian cuisine that I was used to. Of course the first thing that I bought food wise when…
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While I highly recommend trying to visit as many places as possible I also recommend falling in love with Cortona. After all it was home for a month. While Cortona may be a small town, the town has endless possibilities. There are many local places that I will never forget especially Snoopy’s gelato. Cortona has…
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When I traveled to Italy for the Viticulture and Enology program, it was the second study abroad program that I had entered. The first study abroad trip that I went on was a very supervised group trip. When in Italy we were given free days to travel on our own. It was nice to be…
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Before leaving for Scotland, I felt adequately prepared thanks to our professors. They had warned many many times about the temperatures. When they said cold I thought it can’t be that bad. Upon arriving I quickly knew what they meant when they said cold. It was cold cold. I spent many days under 4 layers…
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Since my Sophomore year of high school, I have wanted to be an agriculture teacher. I have never strayed myself from that path since then. I have often doubter my abilities and wondered if I could do it. Before entering the Scotland classroom to teach I was thrown a curveball the day before I had…
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Before entering the program, I already had many friends going on the trip. I had fully planned on spending my time with those people. Upon our arrival in London, I began to talk to two girls who were different majors than the rest of us on the trip. We decided to travel to London together…