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From Goodbyes to Hellos: My First Day!

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Before I left, I had to make sure to say my goodbyes to my family. My aunt and cousins came over for dinner the night before. Shoutout to my aunt for helping me pack. I woke up early to say bye to Vincent before he left for school. This is my sister and I saying bye before I went to the airport. -- I left Houston on Tuesday, August 26th. Shoutout to my parents for dropping me off at the airport. This is right before I left and went through security. As it turns out, Ivliani, one of my close friends, is also studying abroad in a different part of Italy and was leaving the same day, so some of us were able to have a meal together in the airport before we both departed. This was before I boarded my first flight. My first flight was to Munich, Germany and was roughly 10 hours long. After I landed, it was weird to see that all my friends and family were in a different time zone than me. -- I landed in Italy on August 27th! I finally made it! After I landed in Bologna, I took a bus to Reggio...

Welcome!

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My name is Ricky Pagnozzi II and I am studying psychology at UTSA with the hopes of getting my Ph.D. in clinical psychology. Next semester, however, I will not be at UTSA...or San Antonio...or Texas...or America. In fact, I will be in Italy! I am SUPER excited to be in Reggio Emilia, Italy for the fall 2025 semester. I am determined to make the most of this semester abroad and will update this blog with my adventures. As always, I am extremely grateful for the Top Scholar program at UTSA for making this experience possible.