Rachel Northrop

Rachel Northrop is a sophomore at New York University studying literature and languages. She is delighted to be living in Florence this semester and loves to write, travel and take pictures.

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Imagine yourself involved

The key to a successful study abroad experience is being able to use your imagination. You have to imagine that you aren't here for just six months, four months, or five weeks. You have to arrive having convinced yourself that this is where you live. Not where you ‘

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Inside the Designer Zone

Florence is a city of the masters. Michelangelo, da Vinci, Dante, Vasari: the evidence of their capolavori is apparent in the buildings, the lines of tourists. Even the street names echo with the memories of great artists. Every street-corner display says Armani, Ferragamo, Versace, and Prada, and every other

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