HALLOWEEN IN THE US.

Saturday, October 31, 2015 Cristian 0 Comments

Today I want to talk about Halloween in the United States, since in Italy we don't really celebrate it. In my home country it is just another chance to drink and party. I have some pretty cool memories from last year's halloween instead.

I went to an awesome halloween party at friends' house. That's where I carved my first pumpkin ever. I've a funny story about that. I had a really weird looking face printed out in a sheet of paper. It was confusing because I thought the mouth was a hat and vice versa. What I am trying to say is that I carved the face upside down. LOL. But at some point my American mom noticed it and I tried to fix it. I had awesome food as well. In America everything was pumpkin-made during the fall. Pumpkin s'mores, Pumpkin oreos, Pumpkin pie.. when I say everything, I mean it.

I went to the biggest corn maze in town, once during the day and once at night. It was cooler at night because supposedly zombies were hiding to scare people. In reality my friend and I became friends with the zombies, chatted for like half an hour and helped them scaring people.


During my time in America I've also turned into a zombie, cool isn't it? that was actually for a class, but we decided to make a movie about halloween because it was fall season. I went trick or treating in my neighbourhood and then to my friends' house to play games and watch horror movies.


I enjoyed parties in the US because I had the chance of meeting a lot of people, eat a lot of food, laugh and have fun playing board games.

- Cris



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FOUR-LEGGED FRIENDS AND STUDY ABROAD.

Wednesday, October 21, 2015 Cristian 0 Comments

I don't know about you, but I love dogs. Everytime is see one I stop and I say something like "how cute!" and I even ask more questions if I have the chance to talk with its owner. Most of my relatives had a dog in their house, I did and still do as well. My dog was a few weeks old when I got it and I was 6 years old. Now he is eleven years old.


I missed family and friends while I was on exchange but I missed my dog as well, even more sometimes. It is weird to say probably, but maybe not. I grew with him, I spent everyday with him, when all of the sudden I was gone. My family told me he would walk around the house to see if he could find me, everytime he came back from the park he checked the house to see if I was back. I was the one who took him for walks and now I was no longer there to do it. I've missed that and I've also missed petting him.

My American family had a lovely dog, he was blind but everytime he heard us coming back from school, he jumped around the house. It didn't seem a problem the fact that he could not see. Right after Christmas he started being ill and we had to put him down. It was probably one of the hardest things I went through during my exchange. After his loss, it was weird. It was the first time I lived without a dog. Of course I did before having mine, but I was too young to remember how it was to not have a four-legged friend walking around the house.

My American family loves to have dogs, and because of that they got a new dog in June, it was the cutest thing ever, a little biter, but still cute. My exchange ended in July and so I had the chance to take care of him just for a few weeks.

When I landed in Italy, my best friend was at the airport to pick me up. It was the coolest thing to see her after a year. So when I arrived at my house she videotaped my dog's reaction on seeing me. It felt awesome. He could not stop wagging his tail. Now I spend a lot of time walking with him, he is a good listener ahaha.


"A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself."
"The world would be a nicer place if everyone had the ability to love as unconditionally as a dog."

If you've missed your pet while abroad, share your story in the comments!

- Cris

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Places to Visit #3 MILAN, ITALY

Tuesday, October 13, 2015 Cristian 0 Comments


Last time I brought you to Kauai and New York, this time I decided to introduce you to my hometown. It is in Northern Italy, a few hours from France, Switzerland, and Austria. It is where the Italian stock exchange is located. It is one of the 4 fashion capitals of the world, did you guess it yet?

Yes, I am talking about Milan. In the last couple of years, this city changed a lot. It became a Metropolitan City, the metro line is growing and some museums are free. This year has been really good for Milan because it is hosting the World Exposition 2015 and the MTV EMAs will take place here on October 25th. Pretty cool, isn't it?

But what are the most visited sites in Milan?

1. The Duomo, of course. It is a gothic cathedral which was started in 1386. If you pay 8 euros you can go up the stairs and reach the roof. If you take the elevator you pay 13 euros (it is not worth it, the line is much longer). If you want to enter the cathedral and its museum you have to pay 2 euros (click here for more information).


2. The Sforza Castle. I love it, honestly. There are a few museums there, but the castle is also the gate for a really big park, called "Parco Sempione". At the other end of the park there is the Arch of peace. It is full of Bars and in the night it comes to life, especially on Saturdays.


3. Navigli and Darsena. Navigli is the canal, sometimes when people see a pic of it, they think it is Venice but no, Milan has a canal as well. Darsena is brand new, and before being the way it is now I remember it being a huge construction site.


4. Brera. This is a really good area of Milan, some think that it could be a city itself, in any way, because you don't really need the car to get around, you cannot drive through some streets, but you can take the metro to go elsewhere in the city. It is full of little artistic alleys, restaurants, and shops. It is good to walk around here, either during the day or during the night.


5. Lombardy Building. This isn't really a monument, but on Sundays, you get to observe Milan from the top of it, for free! There are also other ways to get a cool view of Milan's skyline: Duomo Cathedral, Passerelle Galleria Vittorio Emanuele, Torre Branca, Terrazze Triennale, Terrazze Rinascente, Torre Unicredit.


I mean, I live in Milan so, for me, it is hard to think about it as a travel target. If you have any question feel free to ask. PS I took all the pictures in the post except for the Duomo and Brera ones.

Articles About Milan:


- Cris

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BEST TRAVELING ARTICLES.

Monday, October 05, 2015 Cristian 0 Comments

Everytime I say "best" keep in mind that's what I think. So, today I wanted to share with you a few articles that I find interesting. All of them talk about traveling, in some ways.

"Once you’ve traveled for the first time all you want to do is leave again. They call it the travel bug, but really it’s the effort to return to a place where you are surrounded by people who speak the same language as you. Not English or Spanish or Mandarin or Portuguese, but that language where others know what it’s like to leave, change, grow, experience, learn, then go home again and feel more lost in your hometown then you did in the most foreign place you visited."

"I have been passionate about meeting from all over the world for as long as I can remember, but saying goodbye never gets easier. Every time I have to give someone a final hug for an uncertain amount of time, it tears me apart a little bit. I don’t think there has been a single good bye where I haven’t cried either before, during or after. Every friend I make takes a little piece of my heart when they have to leave."


"Learn the local language, join a sport/club/anything, don’t expect it to be like other friendships, ask for people to introduce you/take you somewhere, get out there, always keep trying, remember nobody has a million close friends.."

"It’s okay to be sad when you look at pictures years later and shed a tear. It’s not fantasy world. For those four, six, or twelve months, it was your reality. It’s a reality that will always be a part of you.
It’s okay to have a playlist of all your favorite study abroad jams that you rocked out to until the wee hours of the morning."


- Cris

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