Today’s events included a visit to Cattolica University, the Leonardo da Vinci museum, and a night out on our own. Personally I really enjoyed my time at Cattolica University because we were given a lecture on the sustainability of the fashion supply chain by a professor at the school. She was very knowledgeable and even…
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Supply Chain in Milan
Today was another beautiful day in Milan for walking. We started our day by traveling to Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, a Catholic university in Milan. We started with a lecture on supply chain sustainability. Although we do not necessarily know every step of the supply chain, it is our responsibility as consumers to ask…
Milan Day #3
Before I went on this trip, I was a little worried that I let my desire to go to Italy trump the fact that “Fashion and Supply Chain Management” has nothing to do with my major. However, today, I was completely proved wrong. After another lovely breakfast at the hotel, we left for Universita Cattolica…
Day 3: Academia & Adventures
Hello again! Day 3 has been incredible thus far. My day started off with an espresso and chocolate croissant from the hotel, which was stuffed with a homemade Nutella. I hope I can find something similar in the states! Then, we traveled via metro to Catholic University of the Sacred Heart. I was surprised at…
University Cattolica and Leonardo Da Vinci
Today was very exciting! We started early, at 8:15am local Milan time, and took Milan’s public transportation system to The Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Milan. There we went through an amazing lecture from a local professor for international students. Francesca Romana Rinaldi’s lecture was on fashion supply chain and how it connects…
Learning from the Locals
Once again, my day began with a brioche and a caffe, this times cappuccino and a croissant filled with cioccolato (chocolate). However, today instead of Italian class, we traveled over to the Universita Cattolica via metro to attend a lecture on supply chain management. Admittedly, although I was excited to visit the university, my interest…
Day 3: New Amici
To start day 3, we had an early morning wake up to go to Cattolica University. This wake up was made less painful by the delicious chocolate croissant provided by the hotel for breakfast. We took the metro to the university, which was insanely crowded during rush hour. I quite literally got very close to…
Our First Italian Friends
Today we had another great breakfast at the hotel. It was the first time I had a chocolate stuffed croissant and that was delicious! We started the day off by taking the metro to Universita Cattolica. The metro was definitely something to compare to the subway in the United States. They are very similar in…
Dall’aula, Al Museo, A Da Vinci
Hard to believe, but day three is already finished! After the tour of the city and the soccer match yesterday, it was pleasant to have a slow-paced, educational day in Milano. The day began with a delicious breakfast, followed by a metro trip to L’Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, where we were treated to a…
Milan: University and Museum Visit
Today was another beautiful day in Milan. We started by taking the metro to the Cattolica University. Since both Cattolica and Pitt are in cities it was interesting to make comparisons between the two. Cattolica had much older looking architecture as well as many beautiful statues on the campus. Overall it seemed the buildings were…
An Urban Campus That’s Not Pitt?
A peaceful rest from the night before prepared me for conquering the first early morning of the trip. To start our day, we had a visit with a local college of Milan, the Cattolica University, where we were given a lecture on sustainability in the textiles and fashion industry by expert, Romana Rinaldi. Essentially, sustainability…
Metro and Museum in Milan
Day three in Milan began with the hotel breakfast again, and we took the metro for the first time! We became comfortable navigating the metro and transferring lines. Our first destination of the day was the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart and we used to metro to travel there. At the university we received…
Day 3: Italian University & Museum
Day 3 started off with our whole Plus3 group taking the metro together to the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, which is a large Catholic University in Milan. When we arrived, we listened to a presentation given by Francesca Romana Ronaldi, a sustainable fashion expert who also teaches at the University. She explained different fashion…
Day 3: The Catholic University and Science Museum
Day 3 of our Italian experience was definitely my one favorite yet! Personally, I really felt like our group clicked today, and everybody seemed to be getting along really well and having a bunch of fun, which was awesome to see. We started the day off with a lecture on the fashion supply chain with…
Moments in Milan: Day 3
Today in Milan we visited Catholic University and had our first in Italy lectures about the supply chain system for fashion in the country. We learned the true definition of fashion being a fluid form of speech that includes designers, trends, and all “the invisible behind the visible” being the “pipelines” of textile fairs and…
Day 2: When in Eataly..
Ciao friends! This is our second day in Milan, and slowly but surely I’ve been immersing myself into Italian culture. I can definitely say I’m loving every second of it, although sadly my bank account and waistline are not. Today we got our first real look at Italian culture and Milan itself with a class…
No Cappuccinos After Lunch
After a much-needed night of sleep, our second day in Milan began. Breakfast at the hotel consisted of croissants, eggs, fresh fruits, juices, and coffee, and my cappuccino was delicious. Compared to the complimentary breakfasts at chain hotels in the US, this breakfast tasted wonderful. Following breakfast, Mirelle an Italian native, gave us a crash…
Gelato Nella Città
Il Giorno Secondo in Milano was just as fantastic as day one, perhaps even better, as I experienced many more first-time experiences and made many new friends! To start, today I had my first espresso in Italy! Not being a big coffee guy, I was very unaccustomed to not only the great taste, but additionally…
Che Bella Milano!
Welcome to Milano! Today began with a delicious breakfast including a brioche (aka croissant) and ripe kiwi alongside a caffe americano. I was interested to see that the croissants were filled with either cream or apricot marmalade instead of sitting plain and empty like the typical ones from home. They also offered sweet breads and…
Milan: Day 2
Day 2 was a great improvement over day one considering I was no longer exhausted from travel and the weather was beautiful. We started out with a crash course on how to speak Italian well enough to survive and on manners as well. I was surprised to see how much I knew already. I feel…