Ciao, I don’t think I’ve ever needed to catch up on sleep as much as I did after Spring Break. I needed a vacation from vacation. I was excited to be back in Prato, though, because on Mondays, I...

Spring Break abroad So let me just start out by saying how amazing Morocco was. I had such an amazing time. It was so hot and nice out. The camel riding and ATVing in the desert were amazing. The hostel...

I am sitting outside on the roof top of my hostel in Morocco writing this. Getting here was a crazy experience. In Prato, there was a terrible storm with insane winds. All the state schools in Prato...

Ciao, I started off this week with a local wine tasting activity. We learned about different kinds of grapes and wines and what makes a good wine good. It was really interesting but I learned I’m...

Stepping into The Lizzie McGuire Movie Ciao, This week has been full of trips all around Italy. I started with a trip to Siena, which is about an hour bus drive from Prato. Siena is an extremely...

A check off my bucket list  Ciao! I am a few weeks into classes now and it’s starting to finally feel like school and not a vacation. We have had more school days here than back in Connecticut...

Ciao, Italy is one of the most beautiful places on earth; that’s pretty much all I was thinking as I looking out the plane window. We were greeted at the airport by the staff of the Prato campus....

Ciao!  My name is Jessica Sullivan and I am a Criminal Justice-Forensic Psychology major. I am a junior from Long Island, New York. I am a sister of Phi Sigma Sigma sorority and last semester, I was...

A new Pen Pal Jessica Sullivan will be studying abroad at the University of New Haven’s campus in Prato, Italy this semester! Jess is a junior majoring in Criminal Justice with a concentration...

Semester summary My semester at the University of New Haven’s Prato campus has come to an end and I have so many feelings about leaving my new home. I’ve learned so much about myself, Italian...

Crunch time   This past week has been busy with final projects, papers and presentations; this is the last week of school before finals begin so it’s crunch time. To escape the work...

A new city every weekend Time has gone by so fast and I already have less than a month left of living in Italy. November is a busy month because it’s our last couple of weeks before finals, and all...

A Parisian Experience My second destination for fall break was Paris, and it was a one-of-a-kind experience. As soon as we arrived and put our stuff down in the hostel, our tour guides took the...

Fall Break This past week, I began my fall break to London, Paris and Amsterdam. After sitting in Florence for four hours, catching a 3:30 a.m. bus to Pisa airport, having a 6 hour flight delay...

A Taste Of Tuscany This weekend a couple of friends and I took a trip through Bus 2 Alps for a day of wine tasting in Tuscany, Italy! Our first stop was Montalcino whom boasts some of the world’s...