Ester Jon

Before coming on this trip, I was honestly disappointed that we weren’t set to stay at a more popular location, such as Florence or Venice. However, once we all arrived and learned the ways of the city, I soon understood why so many people recommend this program. The program is filled with professionals that are excited and willing to share their expertise with the students. The small streets of Urbino enable for constant run-ins with familiar faces, and help grow relationships that no one would’ve ever thought they would make. You are able to create lifelong bonds with the other students that you would’ve never met had it not been for the program. The spontaneous trips to other parts of the country, including the exhaustion from traveling to the stress of finding a place to stay, are all pieces of this trip I will miss dearly. I’ve been so thankful to have experienced such an amazing time here in Urbino, surrounded by some of the best people I’ve ever met. If you can, go to all of the excursions, take as many pictures as your SD card can handle, and go watch all of the movies, you won’t regret a thing.