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24 October 2017

The Importance of Unexpected Travels #HogsAbroad in Italy #TravelTuesday

Viterbo, Italy… A town just a short train ride from Rome.
Studying abroad for a semester in Rome offered me a lot of opportunities to travel to a lot of places I didn’t quite plan on going to before. Italy is notorious for the ease of hopping on a train or plane for cheap travel either throughout Italy and even throughout other parts of Europe.  I could hop on a train for 4 euros and be in a new city with its own history and culture. The ease of public transportation allowed me to city hop without having to worry about almost anything but getting back on the train on time. Even then, we could all use a little extra adventure, right? And some of these trips I didn’t plan on taking turned out to be my favorites. I guess what I’m saying is, be open to whatever. Have fun and say yes.

The Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany
Piazza Maggiore in Bologna, Italy
The Italian Dolomites… Probably my favorite trip, and I didn’t plan on going here at all… But with an open mind, I got to do my favorite thing (go hiking) in my favorite country with some pretty incredible people.
Orvieto, Italy
Athens, Greece 
Maris studied abroad at our University of Arkansas Rome Center with the help of our Office of Study Abroad Scholarship.

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Come meet Maris and the other peer advisors at a Hogs Abroad 101 information meeting! These hour-long sessions are held Tuesdays and Wednesdays during the fall and spring semesters, from 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm in the Center for World Languages, Literatures and Cultures (JBHT 207).