Carissa Salvador

CarissaRome

I am currently in school in Rome, Italy! I am here for the year. I have been here since the end of August and I leave in May. This is for all of you back home...Miss you all!



Travel Blog Posts


Prague

Published: February 4th 2008Europe » Czech Republic » Prague
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February 4th 2008

I am going to Prague this weekend with one other girl! I am so excited!! I'll let you know all about it!... read more



Carnivale in Venice!!

Published: February 4th 2008Europe » Italy » Veneto » Venice
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February 4th 2008

Weekend of the 1st of February 2008 Carnivale in Venezia *Carnivale is the 2 weeks that lead up to Lent. It includes partying, dancing, music, and masquerades. Friday morning Rebecca Schiappa, Rosemary Ansel, and I got up really early and took a 6:30 am train to Venice (Venezia); we got into Venice at about 11 am. When we got off the train we saw so many people dressed up in their Carnivale outfits, it was SO cool!! Then we walked across a bridge, to the other side of the canal. We got some sugarcoated almonds and some other Venetian Carnivale treats. We walked around the little side streets shopping and making our way towards Piazza San Marco and the Realto Bridge. On our way there we each picked out masks to wear. When we got to ... read more



Second Semester abroad

Published: January 31st 2008Europe » Italy » Lazio » Rome
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January 31st 2008

So i just decided now that it is second semester that I should be blogging all of this somewhere so everyone back home (that wants to) can keep up with what's going on over here. I hope that everyone enjoys the pics and journals!! I will try to add some stuff from first semester on here when I get some time to think about all that I did. I arrived here on Sunday, January 19th and school started Monday, January 20th. This semester I am taking 17 credit hours. I am taking Religion, English, Italian Language and Literature, Italian Cinema, and Philosophy. So far all of my classes are going well minus the fact that my Italian Cinema teacher seems like he is on drugs or something!! Haha. My first weekend here all the new girls ... read more






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