We have finally made it to Costa Rica! After about 12 hours of traveling, we have made it to this beautiful country. We took a chartered bus to La Playa Blanca which gave us a great opportunity to see a lot of the country’s landscapes and ways of life. I was amazed at how diverse the … Continue reading A Country that Looks Like a Movie – Costa Rica by Jessica D’Ambrosio
Day 1: Our day started EARLY as we all met in the Tampa Airport. Even though we were tired, everyone was very excited to finally get our trip started. We arrived in San Jose, Costa Rica at about 1:00pm. This was my first experience with customs. We were all given customs forms on the plane … Continue reading Arriving in Costa Rica! by Nicole Fahringer
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 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
In December, Ramona RW Kirsch, the director of SPC’s International Programs, participated in an Educational Trade Mission to Central America sponsored by the US Department of Commerce. Representing SPC as well as the Florida Consortium for International Education, Kirsch participated in meetings with Educational Institutions and Organizations in Nicaragua and El Salvador interested in collaborating … Continue reading SPC Director of International Programs participates in Educational Trade Mission to Central America! by Anna Faiola