Red-headed woman with glasses with the Rome landscape

Finding Romance In Rome… Alone

Rather than cry into your parmesan-dusted spaghetti or completely avoid booking a trip to the Eternal City, there are a number of ways you can enjoy the romance of Rome without a partner hooked to your elbow. 

Good-bye Bologna

My last week in Italy was a surreal blur of exams, papers, parties, late night dancing, watching the sun come up from my balcony. Until all of a sudden I…

Aperitivo Culture

When I arrived in Italy in August, Bologna seemed like a ghost town. I remember walking around deserted streets, struggling to find open shops or restaurants. Then, in mid-September, classes…

Occupy Bologna, Berlusconi Basta

Lately, when my friends and family back home ask me how life in Italy is going, I respond, “I don’t live in Italy. I live in Italy.” I’m coming out…

Halloween in Italy

When I was little, Halloween was my favorite holiday. What was not to like? I got to dress up like whatever Disney princess, super hero, or historical figure (yeah, I…

Occupy Wall Street and now the world

Occupy Wall Street began as a protest of thousands which has spread to tens of thousands in cities worldwide. Hardly anyone (myself included) thought this was possible, and it keeps…

va a Roma

I am an uninformed traveler. I am not the type to read guidebooks, carry maps, or scour reviews of hostels and restaurants. When visiting a new city, I do a…

First Impressions in Bologna

This is my first post from Bologna, Italy, where I am beginning the first year of a M.A. program in international relations. I will be in Bologna for nine months,…