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The Pitt News

The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

Visitors can climb the towers of Caernarfon castle that sit atop the medieval fortress located in north-west Wales.

‘Pitt in London’: Fan-filled adventure

By Victoria Pfefferle-Gillot, Staff Writer January 16, 2019

I have harbored a deep love and appreciation for the U.K. since I was a child. I developed a passion for Arthurian myths and legends, and British film, television and book series like Peter Pan, Sherlock...

The Great Synagogue of Florence in Florence, Italy. (Image via Wikimedia Commons)

Exploring the Boot with Grace: Studying while abroad

By Grace McGinness, Columnist November 9, 2018
Some students become so excited over their study abroad experience and all the extra bonuses that come with it like new food, new experiences and new friends that they forget their main obligation — studying.
The Florence Cathedral in Florence, Italy. (Image via Wikimedia Commons)

First days in Florence

By Grace McGinness, Staff Columnist September 12, 2018
I decided to study abroad when the Italian culture charmed me during mandatory language classes in high school. A land with more than 1,000 years of history and each corner with its own distinct culture, I wanted more than anything to live and learn in Italy.
Anna poses with her host siblings Fatine, 18, and Salem, 20, in the family’s apartment in Rabat, Morocco. (Photos by Anna Bongardino | Visual Editor)

Host families enrich the study abroad experience

By Anna Bongardino, Contributing Editor August 20, 2018
The most valuable experiences I had in Morocco were those that couldn’t have been more different from life in the United States — and that I would not have experienced had I stayed with other American students instead of my host family.
Freshman Aarthi Pookot reflects fondly on her study abroad experience in Japan, saying, “I miss it a lot, so everyday I wake up and I’m like ‘oh I’m not in Japan.’ Pitt’s great too, but I got to go, it’s like a feeling.” (Photo by Bethany Krupicka | Staff Photographer)

Students wrestle with returning home

By Nina Kneuer | Staff Writer October 23, 2017

Aarthi Pookot remembered her first moment of “reverse” culture shock when she returned home from spending a year abroad in Japan. Pookot — a first-year Japanese major — was at an airport in...

(Illustration by Liam McFadden | Staff Illustrator)

Scared to study abroad? Do it anyway

By Sarah Shearer | For The Pitt News September 13, 2017

I was in the candy aisle of a bookstall April 19 when I first heard the emergency alarms and looked up to see the main concourse of London Euston Train Station in a dark frenzy. I grabbed my bag, shuffled...

Kim Rooney (left) studied abroad in China this summer and visited the welfare center in Gaoyou. (Photo Courtesy of Kim Rooney)

Identity politics: finding my heritage in a hometown I never knew

By Kim Rooney | Contributing Editor August 28, 2017

When talking about adoption, people approach me with a delicate curiosity, like when enquiring about the sick or the dying. Apologies, whether for the assumption that my parents are my birth parents...

Levko crouches on top of a Beartooth Pass Summit sign surrounded by snow this summer. (Photo courtesy of Levko Karmazyn)

To realize your passion, go into the field

By Levko Karmazyn | For The Pitt News August 21, 2017

As I watched the sun fall behind the mountain peaks surrounding the K BAR Z Guest Ranch in early July, the valley below was an uncharacteristic shade of blue, unlike the past few nights. Something else...

Photo Courtesy of Wesley Lickus

Tales from Morocco: School Days

By Elaina Zachos / staff writer April 20, 2016

“Tales from Morocco” is a reoccurring column on reporter Elaina Zachos’ semester studying culture, tradition and daily life in the North African nation. How did I spend my spring break? In class. Late...

Courtesy of Elaina Zachos

Tales from Morocco: navigating the desert

By Elaina Zachos / Staff Writer March 21, 2016

“Tales from Morocco” is a reoccurring column on reporter Elaina Zachos’ semester studying culture, tradition and daily life in the North African nation. These days, I don’t ride the 71C —...

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