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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