Lindsey Besecker Staff Correspondent FLORENCE—Our group only arrived in Florence four weeks ago, but I think I can speak for all of us in saying that Italy already feels like home. I know that even after the first traveling weekend, returning to the Villa really felt like coming home from vacation. During the day we stay inside the comfort of the Villa, surrounded by Americans … [Read more...] about Global Gab: Old men in business suits on Vespas? How can you not just laugh?
Food and folks equal good times
By JJ BowmanStaff Writer How do you place the best eight months of your life onto a 12-inch square cloth? As part of a group project, each Florence student designed one patch of a commemorative quilt that will soon hang from the walls of our villa for future classes to see. Many students mentioned traveling. “50 trains, 3 continents, 1 camel” read part of one square. Another … [Read more...] about Food and folks equal good times
The chain of random kindness
Julieanne Leupold I have never been the poster child for Pepperdine. I hated that we didn’t have a football team. I hated that we prayed in class. I hated knowing that every time I told anyone I went to Pepperdine that infallibly the first thing that came out of his or her mouth was, “Oh, that’s such a beautiful campus, you must get nothing done.” So needless to say, I was … [Read more...] about The chain of random kindness
Test your personality type
Extroverts Outgoing and highly expressive. Energized by social activities. Talk more than you listen and often don’t realize what you have said until it comes out of your mouth. Act before reflecting. Often called impetuous or spontaneous. Tend to talk first, think later. Well-rounded. Know lots of people, count many of them among your “close friends.” Approachable, … [Read more...] about Test your personality type
‘Real World’ London finale
By Tara LawrenceStaff Writer The sun is shining, the birds are chirping and the flowers are blooming … is this really London? Yes it is, and it is so gorgeous here now that we are getting ready to leave. How odd will it be to leave our Victorian Mansion in South Kensington? Apparently, very weird according to one student: “It will be sad to leave this house and the friends that … [Read more...] about ‘Real World’ London finale