This year’s One Book, Once College at St. Petersburg College is featuring Mountains Beyond Mountains, by Tracy Kidder. This New York Times bestseller tells the story of how one person can make a difference in the world. Kidder writes about the true story of a gifted man, Dr. Paul Farmer, who is in love with … Continue reading One Book, One College 2014: Mountains Beyond Mountains by Anna Faiola
Running off pure adrenaline this whole trip, I’m kind of bummed to leave Florence. It has been my favorite place in Italy!
These photos were taken on top of Brunelleschi dome. We finally made it to the top after approximately 463 steps. They got smaller and smaller as you wound your way to the cupola. We had an amazing time and had a photo-shoot at the top. -by Brittany
After a few days in Roma, we ventured onto a speed train with our tour guide Jill and Professor Wolter, into Florence. Put simply, this city is beautiful. Our first night here, we ate the best pizza from Gusta Pizza, it was definitely delicious, well, all the food has been. The next day on the … Continue reading Florence & Siena by Haile Noto
Today, while busy, was a phenomenal day. This was honestly the day that I was personally looking forward to maybe the most. We traveled all over the ancient city making sure to hit the Piazza del Popolo, the Spanish Steps, the Pantheon, the Church of St Ignatius, the Trevi Fountain, the Circus Maximus, before finishing … Continue reading Monday, March 10th: Spanish Steps, Caravaggio, Cuisine, Culture! by Daniel Groesbeck
Today was a busy day, we went to the ancient city and toured the ruins. Our tour guide Jill is funny. At the end of every stop of information she correlates the facts and evidence with a movie or funny saying. Like today with queen playing behind us she decided to talk about the assassination of … Continue reading The "HIKE" in ancient Rome! by Brittany pagan
Today, Sidney, Brittany, Andrew, Keagan and I [Haile], all met at the airport around 6AM in Tampa to arrive in New York at around 10AM. After a long flight, I met with Dan in Amsterdam and boarded our flight to Rome. In Rome, the airport was so tiny, yet so confusing! We took a bus … Continue reading First [Very Long] Day in Rome by Haile Noto
Study Abroad alumni Tait Sorenson and Cheri Kuenn were name to the All-Florida Academic Team. The students were recgnized for their outstanding academic achievement, leadership and service to the community. Tait participated in the Study Abroad program to Costa Rica in Summer 2012. On the right here is a picture of Tait during the visit … Continue reading SPC Study Abroad students named to All-Florida Academic Team by Anna Faiola
Dr. Lakshminarayan Rajaram (Mathematics, Tarpon Springs) recently received a prestigious Hind Rattan Award for 2014 in recognition of his outstanding teaching/research services globally and achievements in the fields of biostatistics, mathematics and public health. Click here to read the full story.
Did you know that SPC offers non-credit language classes through the International Language Institute (ILI)? Among those is the Conversational Portuguese class with Professor Adriana Baiocco. “I have tried many tools over the years to learn Portuguese, from online resources, to watching Brazilian TV” said student Brenda, “none of my efforts were as effective or … Continue reading Portuguese Classes at SPC through International Language Institute by Anna Faiola