The trains in Italy are a great way to get around, but only if you plan ahead. There are some things to be aware of, like strikes, delays, and pricing schemes that I will go into so you can have a stress free travel for the best price. There are two train companies in Italy, Trenitalia, and Italo. Both run high speed trains but Trenitalia also runs regional trains (regionale and trenord). First thing you need to do is make a CartaFRECCIA and X-go account to get deals. I frequently got coupons...

After midterms, you will have a week long break from classes! for me, this was in the last week of October. My friends and I travelled to Portugal, Spain, and Morocco during our break. Many students from UH did a similar route, but others decided to go to Scandinavia or the UK... all amazing choices! Lisbon We departed out of the Pisa airport, only a 45 minute train ride from Florence. We flew into Lisbon... we wanted to start in Lisbon because Portugal is known for bad airports! We explored...

One unique thing about LdM is that it is an international institute, so there are very few 4-year students in the program- most are here only for a semester, some here for a year. Because of this, student life is much different than at UH. One notable difference is that you won't meet Italian locals in your classes. The majority of students will be from the US, and there are also a lot of students from Mexico, and then some from other european countries, mainly Scandanavia. This also means...