A recent Guardian article discusses Venetians’ disgust with the thousands of people being disgorged by tourist ships each day on their little city. One local, Luciano Bortot, said, “…the problem now is the mass tourism, the people who come for just a few hours and see nothing – it’s as much of a nightmare...
Read more →Arriving in a foreign country you are not completely sure what the experience is going to be like. For the first couple of days I can only describe my encounters as awkward. Sitting at our first meal in Venice Italy, Chelsea, Sara, and I found ourselves asking many questions about our mannerisms: do we...
Read more →After a rainy, acqua alta day, what better way to relax than to hold a big potluck dinner?
Read more →This morning, upon returning from our mandatory cappucino at the Bar Spritz a few streets down from our palazzo, a student reports that her sore throat has turned into an earache, and should she go to the hospital? Now, I’ve been to the ospedale in Venice, myself, and I received prompt, courteous, and cost-effective...
Read more →Day two in Venice, this is so surreal. This is probably the furthest out of my comfort zone that I have ever been. I’m surrounded by a different language in a completely different culture. I haven’t seen a car in three days. And although I am in complete culture shock as well as still...
Read more →Today we experienced a series of historical settings. The walk to Cannaregio alone showed me a different view of Venice. As we left the touristy area, we were exposed to more Europeans, and more shops (especially for masks). A few of us stopped and tasted a cannoli or two. Others shopped for post cards...
Read more →Leah and Chloe were among our more adventurous students who chose to try the Venetian specialties of spaghetti and risotto “nero di seppia,” i.e., cooked in cuttlefish ink. The general consensus among the students seemed to be that the dish tasted great but that eating black-colored food is a little psychologically disturbing.
Read more →First Impressions My senses are completely overwhelmed. Venice is so beautiful that I cannot stop gushing about it to my peers. The light here is not like any I have seen before. It is dazzling and makes the bright colors of the buildings, the architecture, and the statuary even more inspiring. The decay, evident...
Read more →Here are our students in Campo Sananzelo, just a few feet from our palazzo! They have just dropped off their bags and are headed out for their first immersive experience in Italy … buying groceries as the local supermercato. It was a good chance for them to practice reading and speaking Italian, learning the...
Read more →At LAX (Amber, Jesse and Bryan are still to join us!).
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