Hi, I'm Carmela Guaglianone and I am a student at Duke University. I studied at the Temple University Rome Campus in the fall, and I took this opportunity to create a more comprehensive understanding of culture and lifestyle in Rome and Italy as a whole. I am Italian-American and this has always been a part of my identity that I have been interested in developing and exploring. I was thrilled to have this time abroad to explore it further and to be afforded the chance to do so through exposure to so many different experiences!

"I hope to return from Rome bursting at the seams with stories: some stories, of course, of my own experiences to share, but just as many tales of others' experiences to guide and educate me of the worlds outside of mine."