First Week in Italy

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Wow! I really donโ€™t know where to start, this week was the first week of classes and I can totally tell you that cultural shock had hit me better hard. The university I am attending is very big and spread throughout the city of Florence. The only thing I can rely is my map, yes I have my roommates, but we have different classes and also our schedule is very different from one another. Proudly to say, Iโ€™ve made to all my classes on time on the first day, but it was a struggle getting through tourists and locals!!! OMG, there were so much people at the Duomo that I had to squeeze through. But, of course I wanted to take a picture of this beautiful view. 

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After taking my two hour and thirty minutes Italian class on Wednesday! I know for sure it will be a struggle learning the language. I have the class once a week and almost everyone in my class already have taken Spanish and kinda got a easy loop in the class, but with me I’ve had taken French for 3 years and I also speak my native tongue which is Somali. So it’s going to be tough, but I know for sure I’ll do fine.imgres

By the way, Florence University of the Arts offers extra curricular field trips to students who are interest in traveling to different cities in the country. And, next weekend I am going to visit Napoli, Capri, and POMPEI! I am soo excited about this trip and I am glad that I going with friends that I’ve met and became very close with!

Also, here is some pictures that I took during the week

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Best sandwich in town (All’Antico Vinaio)

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Ciao!

Samiya Farah

Salve! My name is Samiya Farah, and Iโ€™m currently a undergrad studying Nursing at Johnson County Community College located in Kansas. Raised in Kansas City, Missouri, Iโ€™ve never traveled out of the U.S. although my mind has traveled around the globe numerous of time. As the first generation to go to college in my family and also to study abroad, I can encourage those who have come to America or who are born here but have immigrant parents who may not have finished high school or college; helping those young students understand that their destiny, the opportunities, and academic possibilities are available and their accomplishment can go beyond crossing the Atlantic Ocean. I want them to see me as a role model who has achieved her goals. And, opportunities like the FEA scholarship who made this dream possible and I want to thank them for that! THANK YOU!! This Fall (2015) Iโ€™ve decided to study abroad at Florence University of the Arts in Florence, Italy. I have chosen to study abroad in the fall for a semester is because I hope to begin nursing school in spring 2016, and I want to take this life-changing moment with vast benefits for my future career before devoting my life to nursing school. I will have the opportunity to take classes that relate to my major, for example Mediterranean Diet: A Guide to Healthy Living and Developing Mind Potential: Mindfulness. I want to share my experience with my family, friends, and of course, my future patients about the diet and what great benefits it has. Also, I will be taking Italian because I find it the most beautiful language, itโ€™s so vivid and musical. I know that studying and taking Italian: Beginners in Italy will be an amazing experience because of the people and the environment. The challenges I will have to face during my travels from Kansas City to Florence wonโ€™t be easy: feeling like an outsider, the language barrier, or being far from my support network. But, I know I will return more open-minded, independent, and a stronger person. Just thinking about my plans for fall makes me nervous in my stomach, but the thrill and excitement are even much stronger than my nerves. I just cannot wait for this moment to happen.