Life @ CIMBA

Bittersweet Ending

Kelsey — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:43:56 +0000

It’s still surreal that when I wake up tomorrow morning, that will be the last time I’ll ever wake up in Paderno del Grappa, Italy. I still don’t think it has fully sunk in that my four weeks here are coming to an end in a little over 24 hours. The summer program has been [...]

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Time really does fly by..

Evan — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:41:33 +0000

We just had our “CIMBA Prom” last night which is a formal dinner that all the students and staff attend to experience a full Italian meal. It was such a fun opportunity and one I definitely have never had before! We had a cocktail hour from about 8 to 9, brought inside and served appetizers, [...]

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Roma!

Evan — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:39:47 +0000

I finally made it to the one place I’ve always dreamed of visiting.. Rome! It was every bit as amazing as I hoped it would be and I’m still in shock that I was there! We had a seven hour bus ride to Rome followed by taking the Metro (subway) to find our guest house. [...]

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When in Rome…

Nicole — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 14:25:11 +0000

Well, it’s finally here. The last week of classes has begun. I can’t believe I’ve already been in Italy for almost a month!! This past weekend I made it to the one place in Italy I’ve wanted to go the most, Rome! We decided to dedicate Friday to Vatican City, knowing there was so much [...]

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Florence, Tuscany, and pasta making!

Kelsey — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 16:00:24 +0000

The past few days have been really busy, but completely amazing at the same time. This past weekend, I went to Florence with some friends. We got completely lost trying to find our hostel but after talking to the few people who knew enough English or were at least willing to point us in the [...]

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A weekend in paradise..

Evan — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 13:46:28 +0000

My second travel weekend is over and it’s safe to say it wasn’t long enough. I spent the weekend in Greece on the island of Crete and right on the harbor of the city Chania. The group of us arrived in Chania and took taxis to Old Town where our hotel was located. When we arrived at [...]

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Rain, rain- go away!

Nicole — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 13:16:55 +0000

Ciao! This weekend I went to the beautiful Amalfi Coast! My group took a tour with bus2alps that started in Sorrento, and went to the Island of Capri, Positano, and Pompei. We left our campus Thursday afternoon for Florence, then the bus2alps bus picked us up there and we were on our way! The bus [...]

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Hidden Beauty

Kelsey — Thu, 30 May 2013 21:39:44 +0000

Last weekend, some friends and I decided to stay in Paderno and go to the open air markets in Bassano del Grappa Saturday morning and Crespano Sunday morning. We purchased our bus tickets from the Tabacchi on Friday, which was a lot simpler than we were expecting. Saturday morning, we boarded the bus right outside [...]

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The Du-WHOA-mo

Nicole — Wed, 29 May 2013 13:45:40 +0000

I’m back at school after an eventful weekend! First off, my bag FINALLY arrived on Wednesday afternoon. Phew! I was starting to get nervous, but once it arrived I could focus on my weekend plans! Friday after class me and my friends took a bus to Florence, and I fell in love. I thought Venice [...]

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So many places in so little time..

Evan — Wed, 29 May 2013 13:39:54 +0000

Last week I finally got to try gelato! It was even better than what I was expecting. We took a Bassano By Night trip to visit the town of Bassano del Grappa that’s about 30 minutes away. It was a rainy and cloudy day but that’s what helped us to find the gelato places we [...]

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