Day 12 saw us say goodbye to Verona. This was a bit sad because Verona was such a cool city that I enjoyed staying in. Hopefully I can return sometime in the future to the wonderful city. The first business shadow of the day was at Grupo Sinergia, a logistics company outside of Verona handles…

Day 11 was short but fun. In the morning we visited the Verona Consortium, our only shadow of the day. This business shadow was my favorite of the entire program so far, because of how in depth we learned about the Verona Consortium, and the clarity with which we were able to see its main…

Today we saw the wonderful city of Venice! Venice is a city I have long heard of and seen in movies and video games alike. Obviously, it is very unique because it is built all on water. Immediately upon arrival to the city I was blown away by the views (and the wind too). We…

Day 8 started with a bus ride from Milan to Verona. During the bus ride, when I wasn’t sleeping I got to see some more stunning views of the Italian countryside and the Alps. Upon arrival we to the city I became instantly aware of its difference to Milan. To me, Verona seems like a…

Day 7 was a simple day. This worked well because for some reason everyone in the group seemed extra tired at breakfast today, probably just a coincidence. Anyways we started the day off going into the 10 Corso Como art piece/store. The clothing there was really nice but also really expensive. I remember looking at…

Day 6 was a busy one, but also an insightful one as well. We started the day with a shadow of Lineapelle Leather. I definitely learned much about the production process of leather through this shadow. The presentation also involved being handed different types of animal leather for around 45 minutes nonstop. I felt leather…

We started off Day 4 with a business shadow of the Starbucks Reserve in Milan. Truth be told, I was a bit skeptical as to how Starbucks could possibly compete with the long cultural history and prevalence of coffee within Italian culture. I am sure that there is better coffee in Milan than Starbucks, and…

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…

Day 2 was very eventful. First, we started the day out with some quick lessons on the basics of Italian language and culture from an Italian woman named Mirella. What struck me was how passionate Mirella was to share her culture, and I can tell that she is very proud to be an Italian. I…

Truth be told, today started out a little rough for myself. On the flight over from Newark to Milan, despite trying exceedingly hard, I managed to get no sleep whatsoever. This sleep deprivation combined with the the extensive wait time to go through customs, ugly weather upon arrival, and the fact I forgot my debit…