STUDY ABROAD IN ITALY

By Caroline Rhodes ‘24

Over the last four months, I have been living in Italy, in case you haven’t seen me around campus and were wondering where I’ve been. I’ve been skipping around Europe and having so much fun. Although it has been quite the change of scenery from Hamilton, there are some things I miss about being in CNY. Here is my list of things from Hamilton that would make Italy EVEN better

Milbank. A lot of people rave about the architecture in Italy and the churches and everything. It’s so old and beautiful and historic and super amazing. But Milbank has an old charm that even the Sistine Chapel can’t beat. Side by side they are practically indistinguishable, but Michelangelo could have never imagined such vast and innovative windows.

My CRV. This isn’t necessarily a uniquely Hamilton thing but it spends most of the year in the Minor Parking lot (or outside Milbank adorned in parking tickets.) I have not driven in almost four months and I miss the drive from dark side to New Hartford. It is my well trodden path, and I miss it. Bonomos. There is lots of gelato in Italy, but none of it is Bonomos.

On the other side of this coin are things from Italy that I think could be seamlessly integrated into life at Hamilton.

Homeless people selling selfie sticks on the street. There have been countless times that I’ve been walking around campus with my friends and wanted to capture the moment. There is really no greater convenience than a selfie stick street salesman. I think that they would be embraced by the Hamilton community, as they fill an obvious void. Limoncello after every dinner. I’m a firm believer that this could be easily implemented into our dining halls. I would even volunteer as the McEwen limoncello waitress to get this off the ground.