Wrap- Up

Since I’ve gotten back from Italy, I’ve remembered some key things I wanted to be sure students were aware of:

Check out these websites and their publications available once you get to Italy.

In Florence, there is a publication (and a website) http://www.theflorentine.net/ that is all in English. I believe it comes out weekly and has all the great events that are going on in Florence, along with news articles, sports events and classifieds. It’s called “The Florentine”- definately check it out!

In Rome, there is a publication (and a website) http://www.romereview.com/ that is “The premier resource for English speakers in Rome”. It is called Rome Review. In fact, while I was visiting AUR, I was able to sit in on a graphic design class where the students were participating in a competition designed by Rome Review. Students were to create a poster to advertise Rome Review to other English speakers in Rome and they were judged by the owners of Rome Review. The student from AUR whose poster won the contest would have the priviledge of seeing their poster all throughout Rome- even on billboards.

Also, if you are a student going to Lorenzo de’Medici in Florence and you are intersted in:

Interior Design- check out their blog at www.lorenzodemedici.it/interior

Fashion Department- check out their blog at www.lorenzodemedici.it/fashion

Graphic Design- check out their blog at www.lorenzodemedici.it/graphic

These departments are very active within LdM and I encourage you to check out what they’re currently doing!

Finally, yes- there are gyms where students can purchase gym memberships- both in Florence and in Rome. Many are very near the schools and pretty affordable. Details can be picked up at the campus center for AUR or LdM after your arrival in Italy.

Well, this is BCC Study Abroad signing off for now. Stay tuned in the summer when I hope to visit our programs in Ecuador and the Dominican Republic!

~ by bccstudyabroad on December 11, 2007.