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Aloha mai kākou! Hi friends!I hope you’re all doing well. This is a short one. I went to Cinque Terre a couple weeks back and spent most of the day doing absolutely nothing… and I had a blast. I even made a little cliché mini vlog/edit to remember the trip, check it out if you want, or don’t. Until then, stay tuned for my next postcard from Alisha Abroad. A hui hou. P.S. If you want to see pictures from this postcard, click HERE. I’ve run out of storage on my site, and I refu

Aloha mai kākou!Hi friends!! I hope you’re all doing well. Recently, I took a day trip to Orvieto, a small town in Umbria, and it ended up being one of my favorite days so far. It felt completely different from Florence. There were way less tourists, and way more Italian being spoken. It felt like what you picture when you think of "Italy." Quiet streets, beautiful views, and just a slower pace overall. I originally went because I wanted to try lumachelle, a savory pastry wit

Aloha mai kākou! Hi friends!! I hope you’re all doing well. Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about reconnecting with myself. I touched on this in my last postcard, but it’s something that’s really been on my mind. Studying abroad is truly a time of growth; with that said, it’s also easy to feel like you’ve changed in ways you didn’t expect or even lost parts of yourself along the way. But something I’ve been realizing is that you can always come back to yourself and the thing

Aloha mai kākou! Hi friends!! I hope you’re all doing well. I may or may not have disappeared for a bit… but just be prepared for an influx of postcards from future me, because I have a LOT to catch you up on. For spring break, I didn’t travel or go anywhere crazy. I stayed in Florence, and it ended up being exactly what I needed. I spent a lot of time on my own, taking myself on little solo dates, getting gelato, and picking up cookie dough brownies from Valu Bakery (which

Aloha mai kākou! Hi friends, hope you’re all doing well! This postcard is a little different from my usual ones. Instead of a story, I wanted to share some tips and things I wish I knew before coming to Florence. Hopefully they help you out as well. Planning Before You Go: Make a list of things you want to see or do before you arrive Having a rough idea of places, museums, restaurants, and cities you want to visit helps you make the most of your time. Create a Pinterest boar

Aloha mai kākou! Hi friends!! If you’ve read my previous postcard, or plan to read my future ones, I have decided we’re now friends. So I hope you’re doing well and ready to strap in for this update, because it's a long one (feel free to skip to the end.) Last weekend, I went on my very first trip to Rome! I don’t have much travel plans this semester, so this was definitely a spontaneous trip. We, my roommate and I, arrived in Rome at 6am carrying our heavy bags (one each),

Aloha mai kākou! How are you all? I’ve just about spent my first week in Florence, and let me say, there's rarely a dull moment here. This week has been a mix of chaos, culture shock, and moments that feel almost unreal. Starting from arrival, after checking in with LdM, we hauled our luggage through the cobblestone streets of Florence, trying to find our apartment using a map that was somehow helpful and completely useless at the same time. I had everything with me, a larg