Unfortunately, we did not have class in person last week, we watched the movie “Erin Brockovich” instead. Great movie! We answered a few questions about the movie and compared it to “Civil Action”. We spent a majority of our time working on our final paper and presentation. My group and I will be presenting about Cancel Culture and how it affects us as a society today. We’ve already had a few groups present and they all did a wonderful job. Our presentation topics are so relevant and I’m glad we have the opportunity to learn more about them and discuss the problems they have created.

This week at my internship was a little slow. I revisited a previous task that I had been assigned and we did additional market research for the company. I found more potential competitors for our company in the Electric Vehicle market. I’ve noticed that business has been a little bit slow at the company and they aren’t taking on many new projects. I learned that this happens every year around this time because of the shut down in August. Essentially, many companies close down for a few weeks during the month of August to allow everybody to escape the heat. This is something very different than in the US, but I love the idea of it. After working in Italy for a few weeks, I’ve realized how different Italian and American cultures are. I’m so thankful I had this experience, and I will always remember it.

I cannot believe this was our last full week in Milan! It’s crazy to think back to six weeks ago when we were religiously using google maps to get around and aimlessly walking around to find shops and restaurants. Now, I feel like a local. The woman at Erbert knows my coffee order and was sad to hear we were all leaving this week. We will all miss her! Thankfully, we had a great last two weekends to end the trip. Last weekend a group of us took a train down to Santa Margherita and spent a relaxing weekend on the water, literally. We spent hours laying out on a dock in the middle of the ocean which was wonderful. The water was so blue, and the views were incredible. Then, we spent this past weekend in the Tuscan countryside. Twenty-two college students in one villa was quite the experience. I’m so grateful my peers know how to cook because I would not have survived on my own. It was great to spend our last weekend with everyone and the perfect end to our trip. We planned to have a reunion in 10 years, so I can’t wait to see everyone here again in 2030. You too Professor Gupta!

Bryan and me sharing a Florentine Steak

Lounging in the water in Rapollo

Kat and I made a cheese and meat board, so yummy!