July 24, 2024 – Anneliese
Date: July 24, 2024 Location: Venice Blogger: Anneliese Medrano ’28 Hometown: Cypress, Texas As we wrap up our last day in Italy, you can see the different moods in our group. Some of us [...]
July 24, 2024 – Preston
Date: July 24, 2024 Location: Venice Blogger: Preston Nguyen ’28 Hometown: Carrolton, Texas Today some of us woke up at 5:00 to watch the sun rise at the beach. We got there around 5:30 [...]
July 23, 2024 – Caitlin
Date: July 23, 2024 Location: Venice Blogger: Caitlin Dorn ’26 (MSC FLI Chair) Hometown: Houston, Texas Ciao again! On our first full day in Venice, we started with a light breakfast at the hotel [...]
July 23, 2024 – Joy
Date: July 23, 2024 Location: Venice Blogger: Joy McHugh ‘28 Hometown: Georgetown, Texas On the morning of July 23, 2024, several determined students stumbled out of bed at 5:15 to view the sunrise from [...]
July 22, 2024 – Cordelia
Date: July 22, 2024 Location: Venice Blogger: Cordelia Portales ‘28 Hometown: Houston, Texas Venice Day 1 We all woke up to get ready for another travel day. We got breakfast, finished packing, and wore [...]
July 22, 2024 – Mary
Date: July 22, 2024 Location: Venice Blogger: Mary Lyssy ‘28 Hometown: Hobson, Texas Howdy everyone! I started my day by waking up 15 minutes before my alarm goes off. Once I finally got up [...]
July 21, 2024 – Josh
Date: July 21, 2024 Location: Florence Blogger: Josh Landgraf ‘28 Hometown: Southlake, Texas It is Sunday, July 21st. We have a later start with a self-guided tour in the afternoon, so I decide to [...]
July 21, 2024 – Leela
Date: July 21, 2024 Location: Florence Blogger: Leela Bindingnavele ‘28 Hometown: Corpus Christi, Texas On Sundays, our mornings are the epitome of freedom: we can sleep in or we can (voluntarily this time) wake [...]
July 20, 2024 – Sofia
Date: July 20, 2024 Location: Florence Blogger: Sofia Keiser ‘28 Hometown: Rockwall, Texas Ciao from Florence! Today, we started our morning with cappuccinos and croissants at the hotel. Then, our tour guide, Giovanni (who [...]
July 20, 2024 – Barrett
Date: July 20, 2024 Location: Florence Blogger: Barrett Brown ‘26 Hometown: San Antonio, Texas Howdy Again! Today was a big day for the freshmen! We got an early start to the day with a [...]
July 19, 2024 – Jonah
Date: July 19, 2024 Location: Florence Blogger: Jonah Banis ‘28 Hometown: Roanoke, Texas Ciaowdy y’all, our final day in C.F. and first day in Florence turned out to be one of our busiest days [...]
July 19, 2024 – Addie
Date: July 19, 2024 Location: Florence Blogger: Addie Kalich ‘28 Hometown: Shiner, Texas Ciaowdy from Florence! Many of us had to start our day off early by packing and getting ready for breakfast so [...]
July 18, 2024 – Marcus
Date: July 18, 2024 Location: Castiglion Fiorentino Blogger: Marcus Gou ‘28 Hometown: Spring, Texas "I love that word. Crap. So quick and easy to say, ‘I don't want to keep talking about something’." - [...]
July 18, 2024 – Vishnu
Date: July 18, 2024 Location: Castiglion Fiorentino Blogger: Vishnu Angiras ‘28 Hometown: Shrewsbury, Massachusetts Ciaowdy! We started the day with a short train ride to the neighboring city of Arezzo. It was smooth and [...]
July 17, 2024 – Caitlin
Date: July 17, 2024 Location: Castiglion Fiorentino Blogger: Caitlin Dorn ’26 (MSC FLI Chair) Hometown: Houston, Texas Ciao! Today was our first full day in Castiglion Fiorentino. We started our day with breakfast at [...]
July 17, 2024 – Chesney
Date: July 17, 2024 Location: Castiglion Fiorentino Blogger: Chesney Gaines ‘28 Hometown: Bulverde, Texas Ciaowdy! We began our morning bright and early at Hotel Park for a nice breakfast consisting of assorted fruit, scrambled [...]
July 16, 2024
Date: July 16, 2024 Location: Between Cortona and Castiglion Fiorentino Blogger: Audrey Upham ‘28 Hometown: Ozona, Texas Ciaowdy! This morning began with an early breakfast and a farewell to the beautiful town of Assisi, [...]
July 15, 2024
Date: July 15, 2024 Location: Assisi Blogger: Obi Ugboahjah ‘28 Hometown: Pflugerville, Texas This morning I struggled to get out of bed. The thermostat in our room was set to 19 degrees when we [...]
July 14, 2024
Date: July 14, 2024 Location: Assisi Blogger: Ciara Coker ‘28 Hometown: Caldwell, Texas For most of us here in Assisi, Italy, the day began bright and early in our meeting room, where we ate [...]
July 13, 2024
Date: July 13, 2024 Location: Assisi Blogger: Joshua Cogburn ‘28 Hometown: Houston, Texas We started our day at 7-8, a change that was becoming more bearable to those with questionable summer sleep schedules. Heading [...]
July 12, 2024
Date: July 12, 2024 Location: Assisi Blogger: Daniel Cochran ‘28 Hometown: College Station, Texas After two days in Rome, we packed up and left for an afternoon in Perugia, some distinguished gentlemen donning their [...]
July 11, 2024
Date: July 11, 2024 Location: Rome Blogger: Chloe Birkenfeld Hometown: Nazareth, Texas Ciaowdy! On our second day in Rome, the group had quite the adventure soaking up our final moments in the city. After [...]
July 10, 2024
Date: July 10, 2024 Location: Rome Blogger: Joel Wiggins ’07 (MSC Programs Coordinator) Hometown: Liberty, Texas We have arrived safely in Rome, the Eternal City, after fifteen hours of travel as a group from [...]
Day 18
July 30th Howdy! Welcome to the final blog post for the 2023 Conway-Fitzhugh Honors Leadership Seminar. As we were changing locations to prepare for our flight tomorrow, breakfast started an hour earlier than usual. [...]
Day 17
July 30th Ciaowdy all from our last day in Venezia! Today started off on the more relaxed side; some of us chose to spend our last morning in Venice attending mass at St. Mark’s [...]
Day 16
July 29th Ciaowdy! We’re coming back to you live from Venice as we continue our journey into what Nadia and Mari described as one of the most beautiful Italian cities. Especially after today, we would [...]
Day 15
July 28th Ciaowdy from Venice! Without a doubt, Venice is one of the most well-known and beautiful Italian cities ever. Today was filled with laughter, good food, and time by the sea. While yesterday [...]
Day 14
July 27th After yesterday's laborious walk in Cortona, we were thankful to wake up to a morning of cooler weather. We also got an addition to our normal continental breakfast - chocolate hazelnut spread! With [...]
Day 13
July 26th Ciaowdy! As Mason and TJ mentioned on yesterday’s blog, today is the penultimate day of our Tuscan experience! Next stop was our tour guide Giovanni’s home city - Cortona. Needless to say, [...]
Day 12
July 25 Ciaowdy, and welcome back to the blog! If you read yesterday’s post from Katherine and Lucas, you would’ve heard all about yesterday’s leadership sessions, as well as Dustin’s personal roommate horror story. I [...]
Day 11
July 24 Ciaowdy! Today we have marked the halfway point on our adventure of exploration here in Castiglion Fiorentino, Italy. Many people decided to get an early start in their day and split into three [...]
Day 10
July 23rd Ciaowdy everyone, Today began as any other day, with an 8 AM breakfast. We met in the dining room for various fruit juices, cereals, yogurts, meats, and cheeses. We kicked off the [...]
Day 9
July 22nd Ciaowdy! Welcome to day 9 of the 2023 Italy Fish blog. We started the morning with our normal 8 am breakfast followed by a 9 am meetup with Giovanni, who served as [...]
Day 8
July 21st Ciaowdy and buongiorno! Welcome back to the blog as we begin our first full day in beautiful Castiglion Fiorentino. In honor of the Barbie movie opening day, a group of our Italy Fish [...]
Day 7
July 20th Ciaowdy from Castiglion Florentino! Today our 2023 Italy fish started the day with an extra early morning breakfast (at a lovely 7 am🤌). However, a few of our Aggies decided to push themselves [...]
Day 6
July 19th Buongiorno and ciaowdy everyone! We met a couple of celebrities today! Our day started off with the usual breakfast: unsalted rolls, charcuterie, assorted fruits, cereals, and juices. Though still as delicious [...]
Day 5
July 18th Buongiorno, Ciao, and howdy dear readers! We continued our journey through the captivating city of Assisi. Day 5 was filled with informative sessions, culinary adventures, language classes, and engaging activities. Diving right [...]
Day 4
July 17th Buongiorno! Today, our day began with an enriching tour of Assisi, led by a knowledgeable local guide. He provided us with insightful explanations about the various landmarks and finer details of the [...]
Day 3
July 16th Ciaowdy, and welcome back to the blog! If you read yesterday’s post from the “Baton Rouge Crew”, you’ll know all about the elderly rock band that turned the Temple of Minerva into a [...]
Day 2
July 15th Ciaowdy! The Baton Rouge Crew will take you through day two! Veni. We only had enough time for 6 hours of sleep before the morning wake up call, but after what seemed [...]
Day 1
July 13th and 14th Ciaowdy! Welcome to the beginning of the Conway Fitzhugh 2023 Italy Leadership Seminar blog post. The first day of our journey began as we met in Terminal D at George Bush [...]