I woke up to my first rainy morning in Milan. I was quite sad while munching on my last, Nutella filled hotel breakfast. I tried to take in the experience as much as I could so I would not forget it. After breakfast was over, we braved the Italian metros for the last time to…
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Plus3 Italy 2017 Student
Ferocious Fashion
I was happy to wake up to another beautiful morning in Milan! Once again our group ventured to the mystery of the Italy metro to take us to the university. I was excited to be back at the university and be reunited with the students for the last time. However, before having lunch with the…
Vroomin’ Velasca
After another amazing breakfast, our group adventured by foot to a local hotel in order to hear a presentation from Velasca. The main business of Velasca is something familiar to everyone: shoes. Although a familiar product, their method for selling is quite unique and innovative. Velasca does not produce any shoes. That’s right, they are…
Group One’s Turn in The Sun
We were lucky enough to have another beautiful day in Italy! We rode a bus of amazing views to our first site visit. The Sartorial Tailoring company is a smaller company than most. However, the company was able to grow from just six employees to 38 employees. Even though the company is a tailoring company,…
Consorzio!
It was another beautiful morning that was well spent exploring Verona a bit more. After some free time, our group met in our finest business casual to take the bus to the Consorzio Della Moda. Once we arrived at the company we were greeted and sat for our presentation. As I paged through the brochure…
Tenets of Venice
I woke up to a gorgeous morning in Verona! I quickly got ready and went down to breakfast. Everyone was abuzz with the upcoming day trip to Venice. After breakfast, Diego led our group to the local train station. It was interesting to take a train in Italy; they are a lot more timely and…
Vibrant Verona
It was another beautiful morning in Florence when we woke up. I was sad to be leaving the amazing city of Florence, but simultaneously excited to see what was in store for me in Verona. I am a huge fan of Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliette in particular, so I was excited to see the scenery…
Leather Love
It was a breathtakingly, beautiful morning in Florence today, well enhanced by a late wake up. After our hotel breakfast, we took a leisurely walk to the leather school. The school was founded after the World War Two in the 1930s. The school’s creation had the virtuous purpose of trying to give orphan boys a…
Florence and Fashion
Today was the start of the trip I had been particularly looking forward to: Florence! After hearing tales of the best gelato and scenery in Italy, I was more than excited to make the journey from Milan to Florence. After breakfast, our group loaded up the bus for our three-hour journey across Italy. The bus…
The Invisible Hand of Fashion
We woke up to a relatively sunny morning in Milan and yet another lavish hotel breakfast. After our meal, our group gathered together and boarded the van to make our one hour journey to the Montero Spa.I was excited to be able to witness the workings of an Italian business and their take on supply…
Leonardo Da Vinci > Leonardo Di Caprio
Despite the previous weather forecasts that suggested a day full of rain, I was lucky enough to wake up to yet another beautiful morning in Milan. After a hearty breakfast, our group once again navigated the mysterious metro in order to go to our first museum in Milan! We were greeted by a bubbly tour guide…
Day Two: Bags Galore
Even though my first day in Milan was amazing, I am ecstatic to tell my blog readers that today was even better. My jet lag was all but resolved and even more so once I sat down for my lavish breakfast at the hotel. After breakfast and an interesting workshop with a professional actress, we…
Day 1: Arrival Survival
Today was finally the day I had been impatiently anticipating for months: departure day! Our travel plans ended up taking two hours longer than expected thanks to some unanticipated, projectile vomit on the airplane. Luckily, it was no one in our Italy group who had gotten sick! Although our group’s travel plans were a bit…
Pre-Departure Thoughts
Hi everyone! My name is Sami Blum, and I am an accounting/marketing major with a minor in economics on my way to stay it Italy. I am from Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania and cannot wait to share my journey to Italy with everyone! Our travel abroad group met in Benedum Hall Sunday night for our first…
Meet Plus3 Italy 2017!
Welcome to the Italy Plus3 Study Abroad Program! Professors Jack Patzer and Mary Duquin are traveling to Milan, Italy with 20 College of Business Administration and Swanson School of Engineering students from May 6 – May 20. In addition to numerous cultural experiences, the trip will include visits to Como Textile, Milan Textile, MF1-Mario Faroni Knitwear Factory, Sartorial Cavour Tailoring Company,…