Ciao, Italia!!

So my big accomplishment of the week is that I finally finalized and submitted my study-abroad application for the Spring. I will be spending the semester in Siena, Italy. It's only appropriate that students of Siena College (in the US) would return to the motherland--Siena, Italy. This is the city where the visions of St. Bernadine and St. Clare of Siena laid the foundation for the founding of our College here in the US hundreds of years later.
Siena, Italy, is a small medieval city in the Tuscany region, about 3 hours north of Italy's capital, Rome. It is known for the signature style of architecture and traditional sienese food and wine. Siena is also known for the famous horserace, il Palio, held twice each year in the city center.
I will be living there for the semester with a Family (definitely kind of nervous about that) and attending classes taught in Italian (hmm...also kind of nervous about that, as well) but I am so excited and know its going to be an amazing experience.
Tons of Siena students study abroad during their college career. The Siena Office of International Programs is affiliated with universities all over from the world and students can choose from a variety or programs like London, Ireland, Spain, Russia, France, South Africa.....all over.

How is everyone doing with their college search process? Remember I am always here to answer not only questions you might have about Siena, but about the college search process as well (we all went through it!). I definitely recommend meeting with your guidance counselor (if you haven’t already) and work out a plan: identify your reach, match, and safety schools and start visiting and filling out applications!
Always feel free to leave me comments if you have any questions =)

“Ci Parliamo!”
(talk to you soon)

Greg