Today we traveled to Venice, which was much more difficult in comparison to our other bus trips. There was a good bit of traffic heading out of Florence, which delayed us quite a bit. The trip to Venice was also… Read More
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Day Eight: FREE DAY
Today we a had a free day in Florence. I was a little anxious for this day to come, as I am the only graduate student in the class. I do not know many students in this class. But during… Read More
Day 12 – Magazines and Our Final Dinner Together
We stepped into the world of major magazines with our last media visit. Hearst Italia publishes eight iconic brands – Elle, Marie Claire and Marie Claire Maison, Gioia!, Cosmopolitan, Esquire, Décor and Gente. Many of the students on the trip… Read More
Day 11 – Public relations and broadcasting in Milano
Our normal traveling buddy and PR professor extraordinaire, Bob O’Gara, had snagged a great sounding visit to Burson-Marsteller, part of the WPP group. We’re just so sorry he couldn’t come with us! He is so much fun on these trips,… Read More
Day 10 Last stop – Milano, and farewell Matteo
Monday is the start of the new week, and it brings us to our final Italian destination, Milan. We left Padua – how I wish we had time to explore there! – very early to push past traffic and meet… Read More
Day 9 The Old World Charm of Venezia
We gathered our belongings and left early in the morning to head to Venice. In our packed itinerary, we only had time for a day in this popular tourist destination. Our bus took us to the train station, and we… Read More
Thank you Hearst
So, I can die happy now. Or at least my 17 year old self can! Today we visited Hearst Italia today which publishes and sells Cosmopolitan, Elle, Marie Claire, Women’s Health, and Esquire just to name a few. I’ve always… Read More
Red Hand
We found ourselves having another rainy day. The city seemed darker and quiet now. But at our media visit, in Burson-Marsteller, it was lovely. I loved it so much that this visit has me rethinking not going into ad and… Read More
Clouds and Castles
The trip to Venice was so rushed but so worth it. Next stop is Milan! We went on a walking tour of the Duomo di Milano, which was absolutely stunning. My jaw literally dropped the second I step foot in… Read More
The City of Walking
After the initial shock of the beautiful city of Venice, the first thing you might notice is that the only noise is coming from music and people talking. There’s no cars. No bikes. No motorcycles. Just boats and gondolas. It’s… Read More