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On May 7th I will be traveling from Atlanta to Cortona, Italy to begin studying Viticulture and Enology! This will be my second visit to Italy, as I have previously traveled with my family to Venice, Rome, and Florence. This experience is going to be entirely different though, as I will stay in Cortona for […]
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This was definitely the most exciting thing for me. I can now say that I celebrated my 20th birthday by watching the sunset on the Eiffel Tower. I’ve never had such an exploratory birthday where we walked around Paris for around 10 miles and saw the most amazing views! We started my birthday off by […]
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To begin, I never fully understood how people can sit on a plane for 9-12 hours. Just the thought of sitting there for that long and getting up only to go to the bathroom makes me nervous. This was just the plane ride fears! I’ve never traveled abroad to Europe before, so I don’t really […]
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First things first, I haven’t been as sad as I thought ‘d be returning home. Honestly, it’s probably because I’ve spent the last 2 days laying in bed completing the last of my assignments and sleeping. I haven’t had much time to think about how much I miss Ecuador…but now that I’m sitting here reflecting on […]
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I don’t want to come home at all. So serious. Just thinking about leaving Ecuador is too much. I’ve been here for less than a month, and I’ve fallen in love. The complete disconnect from the States has been great. The people, the essence of time, the language, the culture. For adjusting back to normal […]
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My first week in Costa Rica has been amazing. The landscape is breathtaking and the culture is full of life. The accommodations of the first few places we have stayed have been drastically different. Ensenada is on the Gulf of Nicoya with flat pastures and steamy weather. The next location, Monteverde, was high up in […]
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There have been so many memories I have created here, its hard to say goodbye to this little part of Italy. However, one last adventure awaits us that makes our parting a little sweeter… Rome! Big city, many sites to see, but I know nothing will hold a place in my heart like Cortona. One […]
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Over the last four days, we had the opportunity to visit 4 wineries across Tosacana, Italy. We visited Brolio, Avignonesi, Antinori, and Fanti estates. Each estate offered some insight into their production of wine from the field to the final step of labeling. From my time at these different estates, I noticed some things they […]
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As a Nigerian Immigrant, this is not my first time out of the United States since I have been to Nigeria quite a few times but this is the first time going off by myself to a foreign country. Personally, I was excited and ready to experience a significantly different culture from those I have […]