Italy
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Author’s Note: the main content of this post was composed before my departure. Perfectionism has delayed the submission of the post, but c’est la vie, or whatever the equivalent Italian phrase is. “When do you leave?” he asks, quietly. “May eleventh.” I reply, equally as quietly. We sit in a stunned silence, realizing that…
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It’s 12:15 am the day I leave for my study abroad and I just started packing, in my typical procrastinator fashion. Ironically, I’m very much the planner, I just continually put off carrying out those plans. I told myself that I would try to change that before studying abroad, but clearly that didn’t happen. I…
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As I comfortably relax back home, kicking my feet up on an ottoman, I reflect on how thankful I am that finals are over. Although I no longer have finals on my mind, I can think of nothing else but the date May 11th. That is the day that I’ll be boarding a plane and…
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Here I am, 4 days from my trip to Cortona, in the midst of final exams, and I am frozen. Time keeps moving, but somehow all I can do is sit here and pray that I don’t forget something important. This semester has been a whirlwind and this summer will be as well. I will…
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The Cortona 2015 Viticulture and Enology Study Abroad program ended on June 2nd. Time in Cortona flew very fast. I wanted to stay one more week to taste more wines and visit more wineries. I think I will miss everything I have done in Cortona. I will miss the sensory labs, eating delicious sandwiches in…
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After I and the UGA students had arrived in Rome, we headed to Cortona where our campus is located. At the Kehoe center, I saw the beautiful Cortona view. The view was amazing, and I was speechless for seconds. In addition, the whole city was like a medieval age city because of elegant and classic…
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It happened – I’m that guy. I swirl my reds and check for reduced or oxidized aromas. I decant, I airate, I chill. I don’t spit because that’s too French, but I might use some ortho and retro-nasal breathing to detect aromas. I arrange my wines by tannin strengths and ask about fermentation processes in…
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As one of our free weekend trips, we decided to travel to Ponza, an Island in the Tyranian Sea. If you have the chance to travel there, I definitely recommend it. Ponza is a small island, about 5 miles long and 1.5 miles wide. The ocean surrounding it is a beautiful turquoise color, and is…
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Hello! My name is Sungwhan Park, and I am majoring in Food Science with a business emphasis as an international student at the University of Georgia. I am really excited to participate in the 2015 Cortona Italy Study Abroad program, especially the Viticulture and Enology program. The purpose of this trip is to study wine,…
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I chose to go to Cortona, Italy, for a Viticulture and Enology Maymester for so many reasons, any one of them would be enough justification alone. 1) it’s Italy! 2) Plant Pathology is interesting, and applicable to many science majors. 3) vino vino vino! 4) travel always broadens the horizons. I try to travel once…