Ricky's Adventures in Europe

I can't believe my semester abroad is over. Here is what I did my couple of days in Italy. -- I had 4 finals, so I spent a good amount of time preparing for those. I missed working in the library. It was nice being back in one. This was the view I had for one of my finals. -- After finals were over, my program hosted a final gathering for everyone on our last day. I don't have many pictures from the gathering, but they gave us pandoro and panettone, which are traditional Christmas cakes from Italy. They were really good. -- After the final gathering, some friends and I went ice skating. Aubrielle, Zoe, and I were saving the last night to go ice skating together. We ran into some friends on the ice. :) Though I was not a very good ice skater, I did much better than I thought I would LOL. -- After ice skating, Aubrielle, Zoe, and I got dinner at my favorite carbonara restaurant.  I took a picture with the waitresses, as I have become quite a regular there and they knew I was lea...

I can not believe I finished my last full week in Italy. I am feeling so many emotions about leaving, but, I am, most of all, incredibly grateful for this experience. So, here is what I did my last full week in Europe. -- Last week, I had 3 presentations and 2 essays due, so I spent a lot of my time working on getting those finished. I think they went well. Sometimes, I get tired of working and studying in my room, so I finished my last presentation in a cafe. After a while, I ordered some hot chocolate because it is SO good in Europe. -- I also ate out a couple of times because Italian food is delicious here (obviously), and I know I'll miss it in the states. This is the same calzone my dad got when he came to Italy and I wanted to try it. It was pretty tasty. I also got pizza with some friends, which was delicious. -- I decided to go to Tromsø, Norway for my last full weekend in Europe because I really wanted to see the Aurora Borealis, otherwise known as the Northern Lights, esp...