Cold, gloomy, and rainy is the only way to accurately describe the weather on Friday, May 15th when we had our first group trip for our Social History of Art in Italy course. This trip was a day in Pisa to learn about the city and see the way that the architecture changes from area to area. When we arrived...
This semester us students have five classes: Social History of Art in Italy, Italian Language and Culture, Urban Sketching, Design Studio, and Alabaster which is our sculpture course. However, even before our classes started we had opportunities to explore the town on the Saturday of arrival and the Sunday. Every one of us took advantage of these two free days,...
“Hello and welcome to Volterra,” is what this Summer’s group of study abroad students heard on Saturday May 2nd, 2026 when they moved into their dorms. After many long, tiring hours of travelling and trying to adapt to a new environment it was finally time to get settled into their home for the next three months! This year there are...