By Alice Adams This September, two Marist Italy students were selected to participate in a world-famous tradition of the fashion and design industry calendar: Milan Fashion Week. The show takes place twice a year, calling designers and models from all over the world. Every Fall and Spring Semester, a pair of lucky students have the... Continue Reading →
By Alice Adams Summer is turning to autumn. Leftover summertime tourists are departing, and Florentines are trickling back into the city whose sticky heat they had fled. With the closing of summer comes the closing of Marist students’ first month in Italy. Life moves from the ten days of sweaty orientation to syllabus week to... Continue Reading →
By Alice Adams Hello, Red Fox community! I'm Alice and I’m thrilled to introduce myself as the new host of Marist Italy’s program blog. I’m a first-year at Marist College. I chose to take advantage of the school’s renowned first-year abroad program and spend my first year in Florence, Italy. I’m originally from the USA... Continue Reading →
Our newest graduates are launching themselves into the world and planning their next steps, whether that be further studies, a job opportunity, or the chance to take a proper break after this big achievement! Before Marist Italy’s 2024 graduates departed, we arranged for them to speak with four of our inspiring Marist Italy Alumni: Kate Dieringer,... Continue Reading →
Written and Interviewed by Olivia Horne and Alejandra Pabon There are many things you have to focus on when you’re studying abroad. Cooking and cleaning for yourself, keeping track of your spending habits, and of course, actually studying. With all these responsibilities, finding time to help the environment may sound difficult. But Elisa Checcacci, our... Continue Reading →
By Una Soliday We are a particular breed of students. We are the fearless ones. We’ve come to Florence with brave smiles plastered on our faces, boarding planes with suitcases filled with reminders of who we have been and enough space to take home proof of who we will become. We are on our own... Continue Reading →
Interview by Una Soliday For one whole week (Feb 19-Feb 26), two of Marist Italy's BPD students, Sam Riviezzo and Lara Sanchez, had the privilege of participating in Milan Fashion Week 2024. Sam is a Global Marketing Communications major and a Fashion Merchandise minor and Lara is a Fashion Merchandise major. The Marist Italy team... Continue Reading →
By: Sayaka Shiraishi Follow Sayaka Shiraishi's journey as she confronts inner conflict and resolves to climb Mount Kilimanjaro to gain and develop meaningful life experiences. Each small step she takes towards the summit is another step closer to a crucial realization she has about her search for life knowledge. As it turns out, life is... Continue Reading →
By: Ainsley Catherine As a student, actress, athlete, and, in general, as a person with lots of energy to exert, I do quite a lot of walking, whether it be something simply like pacing or as out there as wandering a foreign city. The ability to walk is a gift, one I have become quite... Continue Reading →
Fitness in Florence: An Interview with Joseph Kraus by Una Soliday Student worker, determined studier, and fitness fanatic, Joseph Kraus is an extremely active member in his Florence community. He works at the Marist Italy offices as a part of the Student Wellness team and often conducts events such as the new “Wednesday Wellness Walks”... Continue Reading →
