Kristin O'Donoghue is a third-year student studying History and Political & Social Thought at the University of Virginia. She has written for the University of Virginia's school newspaper, The Cavalier Daily; the local paper in Charlottesville, Cville Weekly; and has freelanced for The New York Daily News.
A hike to Fiesole and climbing Giotto's bell tower reminds a study-abroad student of the human connection with the earth.