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ITALY: Sorrento
9 Sep | Rachel Jongsma | No Comments
Day trip to Capri!
At Sant’Anna, we have many all-day field trips in our schedule that we go on with all of the students. Our first one was to the island of Capri. It is just a short ferry ride from the main port in Sorrento. It was unbelievably beautiful! We left at 7:30 AM and arrived on the …
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9 Sep | Rachel Jongsma | No Comments
First weeks in Sorrento, Italy
I have settled into my new home base at school in Sorrento. I wish I could describe or capture the beauty of this place in words or pictures. The ride here was jaw dropping. The town is bigger than I imagined, with cobblestone roads winding through the mountains, tunnels that go on for several minutes. …
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9 Oct | Alayna Travaglione | One Comment
The Mystery of Pompeii and My Birthday, Italian Style!
Ciao everyone! This week has been very busy filled with lots of studying and midterms as we have gotten to pretty much to the halfway point of my time here in Sorrento! Everyday I walk into town and I pass the cliff overlooking the Mediterranean and Mt. Vesuvius and I still cannot believe that I …
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25 Sep | Alayna Travaglione | No Comments
Pasta Al Forno and the Island of Ischia!
Buongiorno, This week was pretty busy filled with classes, day trips and more food! So far my classes are really interesting and I’ve found myself picking up the Italian language pretty quickly between the Italian class and wandering into town! Aside from academic classes, my friends and I also did a cooking class which was …
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Homesickness, Homemade chocolates and Halloween Pizza?
Buongiorno! This week, my friends and I found ourselves walking into town pretty much every day exploring hidden alleyways and discovering new shops! Along the way we saw multiple fruit stands and the fruit not only looked decadent but they smelled just as good! It’s hard not to spend all your euros on just the fruit stands …
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2 Sep | Alayna Travaglione | No Comments
La Dolce Vita in Sorrento Italy!
Buongiorno, It’s officially been a week since I have been in Sorrento and the best words to describe this place would be relaxing, tranquil and unreal. Upon arriving into Naples, myself and the other students enjoyed a ride through Naples to get into Sorrento, enjoying the scenery of the cliffs and ocean. Arriving to Sant’Anna …
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