Written by Nolan Deja, (The University of Virginia) Student Correspondent CET Siena Spring 2022 Coming to Italy one expects the food to be amazing, but upon arrival and eating everything from pici, a thick noodle, to the gelato… was out of this world spectacular. Italians pride themselves on their food that they have created and after trying dishes […]
Photo Essay: CET Florence
Photos by Shivali Halabe, (Cornell University), Student Correspondent CET Florence Spring 2022 I spent my first few days in Florence exploring the city, and I had to capture this scene over the River Arno! I cross the far-off bridge, Ponte alle Grazie, on my way to class. CET organized a field trip to Castello di Verrazzano, a winery in […]
Finding Community in Siena
Written by Nolan Deja, (The University of Virginia) Student Correspondent CET Siena Spring 2022 An eight-hour flight from Washington, DC to Munich, Germany. Sitting around for a long tiring two hours, I got onto another plane traveling from Munich, Germany to Florence, Italy. Ah, yes Italy! We have arrived! Nope, not yet. The last leg of the trip […]
Taking Florence with Me
Written by Ada Rose Wagar, (Brandeis University), Brandeis Midyear in Florence Fall 2021 The duality of the word “Ciao” lends itself to the mixed emotions I have upon leaving Florence. It is both a hello and a goodbye, as I feel both sad and happy. Being somewhere for almost three months is not just a visit. I developed […]
Photo Essay: Brandeis Midyear at Florence
Written by Ada Rose Wagar, (Brandeis University), Brandeis Midyear in Florence Fall 2021 Every week there is a planned activity offered by CET. This term the activities have ranged from a pasta cooking class to hiking in the local countryside. The latest activity was painting pottery by learning and using ancient techniques that were developed in Florence and are […]
A Perspective on my First Month Italy: From the Classroom to the Table
Written by Ada Rose Wagar, (Brandeis University), Brandeis Midyear in Florence Fall 2021 The Pantheon in Rome, an Ancient Roman Temple to all of the gods. We had been learning about this building in Renaissance Art and Architecture and were told to go and visit it if we could, which we did during our Rome weekend with CET. One […]