Author Archives: katherineluca

Week of April 5-11 This week, I have found that I have adjusted to a new ‘normal.’ Since all of my family is home, it seems as though it should be summer, and I should be working at my job and going out with friends. Being that we are still on lockdown until the endContinue reading “Home Week 12”

This week has not been very eventful. My family has tried to keep the peace and treat each other kindly, but it is growing increasingly difficult to stay out of each other’s hair. We have family dinners every night (I’ve mentioned how I have been trying to learn how to cook and bake some newContinue reading “Home Week 11”

Week of March 22-28, 2020 This week, I decided to bring a little bit of Rome back home. My family has heard so much about the food and experiences that I have had abroad, so I figured that it was about time that I gave them a taste of what I was talking about. InContinue reading “Home Week 10”

Week of March 15-21, 2020 This week had been hectic to say the least. With the new updates spreading about COVID-19, my town has basically shut down and placed everyone on lockdown. I am still trying to get back into the swing of things. Duquesne has officially moved all of its students online. I haveContinue reading “Home Week 9”

Week of March 8-14, 2020  As soon as I landed in the Pittsburgh International Airport, I went home and packed my bags to go to my house in Florida. I figured that if I had to self-isolate for two weeks, I might as well be able to open a window and see sunshine.  This periodContinue reading “Home Week 8”

As an American, I didn’t think that I would adapt to the Italian way of life as quickly as I did. We found out this week that we would be getting sent home due to concerns over the coronavirus spreading and shutting down the city. Everyone went into panic mode- devastated is an understatement.  IContinue reading “Rome Week 7”

Friday, February 28, my assigned group (my friends) and I traveled to the neighborhood of Flaminio on the outskirts of Rome. For our intercultural class, we were asked to go to some of the scenic parts of the town as well as talk to a local, go out to eat, and spend a total ofContinue reading “Rome Week Six”

This weekend (February 21-24), I ended up jumping off of one of the tallest mountains in Europe!  Cat, Corinne, Jamie and I traveled to Geneva, Switzerland, for the four days. While we were there, we took a bus to cross over the French border and got to see both the Swiss and French Alps. OnceContinue reading “Rome Week Five”

On Tuesday, February 18, our class took a cooking class at a local restaurant. This was one of the highlights of my week, and I had such a great time rolling out ravioli, making tiramisu, and stuffing zucchini flowers with my friends. Of all the things that have happened this week, I am choosing toContinue reading “Rome Week Four”

On February 14-16, my three friends and I traveled to the city of bridges! Not Pittsburgh, but Venice… We chose to go here over Valentine’s Day weekend so that we could go on a gondola ride and enjoy the waterside views.          We took a four-hour train ride from Rome to Venice and checked into ourContinue reading “Rome Week Three”