Mariko Stenstedt

I am VERY behind on my blogging. The month of October flew by. Between midterms, 4 Research papers, and lots of traveling, I’ve...

Oh Naples. Since coming to Italy, I've decided that I really want to see as much as I can of the country. That is why, despite hearing it...

I am so grateful to be able to spend time getting to know Florence. These last two weeks I’ve been able to explore outside the city...

This last weekend I went to Munich, Germany for the first weekend of Oktoberfest. This was my first experience going on a weekend trip...

On Sunday of my Staycation weekend I traveled by myself to Verona, Italy. This was my first encounter with the European train system....

After some travel plans fell through, I ended up staying in Florence this weekend for a little staycation. Richmond University doesn’t...

On Saturday September 3rd we finally made our way to Florence, Italy. The Marina de Piestrasanta was beautiful, but it did not feel like...

Exploring Tuscany II: Piestrasanta, Apuan Alps, Cinque Terra For the second half of “orientation week,” Richmond University took us to...

Theoretically we are spending the week at the Marina de Piestrasanta to go through program orientation. Starting on Sunday, we began 2.5...

Finally made it to Italy! From the Pisa Airport, our group took a bus over to Marina de Piestrasanta where we moved in to our home for...