Intervista con Simone

For my interview, I spoke with Simone, the owner of Food Sicily in Cefalu’. He is a very busy man, but he was able to take a few minutes out of his day to talk about business, food, and life in general. It was interesting to see how his mind works as a business owner...... KEEP READING

Posted by socrates on May 30, 2017 in 2017 Blog post

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Surviving Mount Etna

I love hiking, but I’ve never experienced super challenging terrain until the day we hiked Mount Etna. It was an early morning for us, and the long, messy lines at the crowded rest stop that we stopped combined with a lack of sleep didn’t make me excited for the day. However, when we reached Mount...... KEEP READING

Posted by fum on May 30, 2017 in 2017 Blog post

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Roman Holiday

For our free weekend, Michelle and I decided to travel to Rome. Michelle had visited once with her family, but I had never been so I was excited to see all the touristy Rome monuments. We took the train from the airport to Termini Station, then walked to our hostel from there. Neither of us...... KEEP READING

Posted by Caroline Powers on May 30, 2017 in 2017 Blog post

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Lost in Rome: Hungry and Afraid

For the free weekend I traveled to Rome with my villa-mates Cynthia, Izzy, and Rita. We arrived late Thursday evening with plans to wake up early the next morning to make it to the Vatican in time for our ticket reservation. Easily enough, there was a bus stop directly across the street from our AirBnB....... KEEP READING

Posted by katiep on May 30, 2017 in 2017 Blog post

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Interview with Daniella – Education

For my interview, I spoke with Daniella, who works at Scooter-for-Rent and has rented scooters to several of us over the past few weeks. Daniella was born and raised in Cefalu, so we spoke about his education and the schooling system he went through as a child. His early years of education sounded very similar...... KEEP READING

Posted by Alexander Geyelin on May 30, 2017 in 2017 Blog post

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Cefalu Walking Tour

Check out our walking tour of Cefalu! xoxo, Annam and Seryna    ... KEEP READING

Posted by seryna on May 29, 2017 in 2017 Blog post

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Mt. Etna Vlog

https://vanderbilt.box.com/s/dohq2zar09011ii6cdyu8cmleevhe0cs   By: Meghan Miller and Emily Sanford... KEEP READING

Posted by meghan on May 29, 2017 in 2017 Blog post

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Flight of a Lifetime

I have been on many plane flights in my life, but the plane flight a few of us took for our free weekend from Palermo to Pisa was something I have never experienced before. It all started with the boarding process. There were only two boarding groups: priority and regular. Usually the planes I have...... KEEP READING

Posted by emily on May 29, 2017 in 2017 Blog post

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Interview Blog: A Comparison of Universities in Sicily and America

Today I spoke to a Native of Cefalu about his experience at a private university in Palermo, a nearby city. His name is Vincenzo Di Franco and he is currently finishing his last semester of college, majoring as a translator and planning on pursuing it as a job. I asked him many questions that drew...... KEEP READING

Posted by alexb on May 29, 2017 in 2017 Blog post

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Interview with Vittoria Cirello on the Role of Women in Sicily

At around 11:15 am on May 22 I interviewed Vittoria Cirello, our tour guide for many of our excursions around Sicily and the director of the language school Culturforum. I asked her several questions about her day-to-day life here in Sicily and the role of women in Sicilian culture. Vittoria lives in a small village...... KEEP READING

Posted by carolineh on May 29, 2017 in 2017 Blog post

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Decline of Art

During our time in Florence, we visited many of the famous sites and galleries throughout the city. We went to Palazzo Pitti, Boboli Gardens, Galleria dell’Accademia, the Galileo Museum, the Duomo, Belvedere fort, Uffizi Gallery and Palazzo Vecchio. Each museum was overflowing with paintings, sculptures and other ancient artifacts. The David was stunning as was...... KEEP READING

Posted by annam on May 29, 2017 in 2017 Blog post

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The Juice Craze hits Cefalu

Italy may be home to pasta, fish and gelato, but my favorite restaurant in Cefalu is Coco Mango. Coco Mango is a juice bar that sells salads and paninis as well, and has a delicious collection of fresh fruits, vegetables, and friendly service. As I have spent a lot of time at Coco Mango, I...... KEEP READING

Posted by clairef on May 29, 2017 in 2017 Blog post

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Up, Up, and Away

This past weekend was our program’s free weekend, and I decided to meet up with some friends in Florence. We were trying to find the cheapest route, so I ended up taking a cab to Palermo, flying from Palermo to Pisa, then taking a train from Pisa to Florence. Flying from Palermo to Pisa and...... KEEP READING

Posted by seryna on May 29, 2017 in 2017 Blog post

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Florence!

This weekend was our free weekend, and 6 of my friends and I went to Florence! After we arrived, we walked all the way from the train station to our Air Bnb (about a 20-minute walk), and you could definitely tell we were in a bigger and nicer city. The streets were lined with high...... KEEP READING

Posted by Haley Topper on May 29, 2017 in 2017 Blog post

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Running Along

Being surrounded by carbs, cheese, and gelato, I have been trying hard to workout while here in Cefalu throughout the duration of our trip. Since we don’t have easy access to a gym, many of the workouts have taken place outside, running along the boardwalk. As a primarily an indoor runner, this has been a...... KEEP READING

Posted by clairef on May 28, 2017 in 2017 Blog post

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