The part of Florence we were in was a true shopping Mecca. There was something for everyone from Gucci and Prada to cheap bodegas and knock-off handbags. I went to a small boutique shop and got a really unique pair… Read More
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David, Duomo, and Dancing
On our first full day in Florence we had a free morning so we went to find a nice place to eat and happened to come across and beautiful restaurant called the Menagerie. It was a restaurant, cafe, bar, flower… Read More
Day 11: Campari and Italian Television
Today was exciting because we got to actually feel productive again with our two media visits, although it took a cup of espresso for me to perform basic functions of life such as sitting and breathing. It’s fine, we’re all… Read More
Day 10: Extravagance and More Extravagance
After waking up in our beds literally inches apart from each other in the little town of Padua (*Alex Popichak voice* “how quaint”), finally found fruit at breakfast for the first time on the trip, then proceeded to take, like,… Read More
The one where Carrie reflects on Italy
Back home The last ever blog post for this trip! I am home now…well, home in Pittsburgh. I go home home to Lancaster County tomorrow, and the first thing I will do is hug my family very tightly and let… Read More
Day 12 – the one when we found out the difference between basil and church
Milan, Day 3 Our last day in Milan was a packed one. We spent the morning at Hearst Italia, which is a magazine publishing house in Milan. They publish magazines like the Italian editions of Elle, Cosmopolitan, and Marie Clare.… Read More
Day 11 – the one with the strange waiter
Milan, day 2 It was an early morning, as we had to be out the door by 8am for our first of two media visits. I truly have never been this exhausted in my life. With the dangerous mixture of… Read More
Day 10 – the one with the pricey bread
Milan, Day 1 A very, very sleepy (and slightly ill) Carrie arrived in Milan today just before noon. Today was our fourth early three hour bus ride transfer, and I’m thankful that it was the last. We’re in Milan tomorrow… Read More
Italy, Day 12: Milan
Today was our last day in Milan. We had one final media visit to Hearst Italia. Hearst Italia owns many different magazines, but the main ones we learned about were Elle, Marie Claire, and Cosmopolitan. Every speaker stressed the importance… Read More
Italy, Day 11: Milan
Today we had two media visits, one to Burson-Marsteller, an advertising agency, and one to the production center of Rai Milan. At Burson-Marsteller we learned how Italy is trying to compete on an international level, and how that can be… Read More