Cibo e Gelato!

Siena through CET Academic Programs is absolutely amazing. The opportunities we are given, the help, and everything else. I wouldn’t change a thing and I’ve only been here a week and a half! For example, the second night we were in Siena we had dinner with our Resident Director, Christina, my Italian roommate, Chiara, and the other three American girls! It was a blast experiencing the food and gelato, which CET paid for. It is so nice having these opportunities paid for by CET, which we may have never experienced ourselves. 

 The girls and I have explored Siena just about every day, it is small enough to walk everywhere you want to go. However, even though it’s smaller there is so much to explore! It is picture perfect here. The people are so nice and help us with our Italian everywhere we go. I feel so safe and willing to try new things. The time has just flown by and we’ve only been here a week! 

            All of the professors have been great thus far, too. They are all very knowledgeable about the subject they teach and will spend extra time with you if need be. We have met local people our age that speak English and it has been fun getting to know them and having them help us speak in Italian as well.

           

 The first Saturday here we spent at the beach. It was absolutely beautiful. We woke up early and caught the early bus. We got lunch there, were able to shop a little and of course, got some gelato before we left! My stomach will be anything but short of gelato after I leave Italy! We will have a good amount of time to plan trips to travel around Europe and if you plan correctly you won’t be spending a fortune on the trips! It’s truly a once in a lifetime opportunity and CET has made the process of getting here easy and they are there for you every step of the way up! 

Aimee Crouch, University of Iowa
CET Siena Student Correspondent