Written by Cristina Pines (Cornell University), Student Correspondent for CET Florence, Fall 2023 As I watched crew members remove my suitcase from the airplane just before departing for Florence, I knew I was in for a treat. There is no way I’m starting my time abroad without my bag, I thought. Surely, that wasn’t actually my bag! My […]
My Life in Italy
Written by George Padron (Vanderbilt University), Student Correspondent for CET Siena, Fall 2023 How I chose the CET Siena program One of my biggest dreams since I was a child was to travel the world. I grew up in a suburban town in southwest Florida where there was little to see or do. Exhausted by all the tall […]
Where’s the Parmigiana?
Written by Timothy Galamaga (Bowdoin College), Student Correspondent for CET Siena, Fall 2023 My heart sank to the floor. I refused to believe the words that had just left Federica’s mouth; it was some of the worst news I could possibly receive on my first night in Siena. “No chicken parmigiana? Are you sure?” I asked. “Si,” she […]
Photo Essay: CET Siena
Photos taken by Shruti Elango (University of Virginia), Student Correspondent for CET Siena, Summer 2023 In my Women Gender Studies class, we worked on a project that combined WGS and Data Science! We analyzed the gender pay gap in various countries, specifically in the United States. Here is a group of ours presented the analysis of the data we obtained […]
Photo Essay: CET Siena
Photos taken by Taylor Cameron (University of Virginia), Student Correspondent for CET Siena, Summer 2023 Rome, Italy After spending the weekend in Siena for the Palio, I traveled both within and outside of Italy for the next two weekends. My first weekend trip was with other CET students, and we started out with 24 hours in Rome. We […]
Photo Essay: CET Siena
Photos taken by Shruti Elango (University of Virginia), Student Correspondent for CET Siena, Summer 2023 Every Wednesday morning, there is a large market from 8 AM-13 PM. There are an array of clothes, shoes, food, and flowers. This week, I bought a large bag of cherries for 6 euros and some sandals for 18 euro. There’s almost anything […]