Author Archives: corinnekurtzer

It has been so fun to keep this blog! Thank you for keeping up with my adventures, in Rome and at home. I wanted to clear something up- I had been writing all of these posts on a word doc over time and just copy and pasted them in here today. I hope this accountsContinue reading “Final Goodbye and Thank You!”

This week was the dreaded finals week. It is stressful every year, no matter where you are, or what you are studying. Luckily, I only had two online final exams, and the others were papers or projects which were interesting to complete. Studying for these exams was pretty difficult and sad. One of them wasContinue reading “Finals Week and Final Post”

Being in Rome was the experience of a lifetime. I loved the culture, the atmosphere, and the totally different culture. There were a lot of things that Italians did that were different from the United States but weren’t different enough that we couldn’t adjust. I really enjoyed having a big lunch and a smaller andContinue reading “Reflecting on Rome…”

Since classes have been winding down, my mom and I have become crafting queens. We started a Pinterest board with all different quarantine crafts that we were hoping to do. The first thing I did was make some canvases with my sororities name on them. These will be given to our new members when theyContinue reading “Creativity Has Peaked”

So, after a few weeks of doing online classes, I have learned to hate them, but also how to be successful in them. I am the kind of person who enjoys and benefits from structure. Having a set class schedule and time to do homework has always worked for me because during those periods ofContinue reading “Online Classes= The Struggle”

Lately, since returning home, I’ve been considering the new prompt and what to write about. How can I see new things at home? I feel like it is hard to think about things in this light. My hometown is very small, and everyone knows everything about each other, and I feel like I’ve already seenContinue reading “Flower Show”

Returning home from Italy has taken a lot of adjustment, much more than I anticipated. We weren’t there for that long, I think around 29  days, and I didn’t think I had gotten fully used to being away from home yet, so I just assumed the transition from college life to home life would beContinue reading “Home Again- 3/5”

I am writing this after just attending a meeting where we got the worst news possible. Due to the spread of COVID-19, we the school is strongly advising us to return home. I never thought that the virus would make its way to Rome, but it did. We had been getting updates through our timeContinue reading “Bad News – 2/29”

Being abroad has given me the opportunity to visit a bunch of museums and monuments that I might not have otherwise made it to. Each week for Baroque Art and Architecture and Caput Mundi, we meet at a different on-site location, which is an amazing perk of taking these classes. We go to the spotsContinue reading “Galleria Borghese 2/25”

I am writing this after getting back to the convent from our trip to Geneva. It was hectic getting back, but I’ll get to that later. My favorite experience of our weekend adventure was for sure our day trip to Chamonix, France. Cat’s family and showing us around Geneva was amazing, but Chamonix was likeContinue reading “Returning home from Switzerland- 2/24”