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Rebca van de Ven in MISTI Italy Summer 2018

Jul 15, 2018

Italian Roundabouts

I take the bus to and from work every day, and I have noticed that there are many roundabouts on the route my bus takes…

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Rebca van de Ven in MISTI Italy Summer 2018

Jun 29, 2018

Thoughts on Varese

Two weekends ago,* I visited Varese, the capital city of the province I am living and working in. The city is the largest and most well-connected in the region. The streets are filled with movie theaters, fast food restaurants, brand clothing stores, and non-Italian cuisine restaurants (which…

Rebca van de Ven in MISTI Italy Summer 2018

Aug 15, 2018

Italian Food Traditions

Italy is known for its amazing foods and cuisine, but during my summer in Italy, I also discovered that Italy also has many specific food traditions I didn’t previously know about. Now that I’m no longer in Italy and am missing all the good food, I decided to write a post about three…

Rebca van de Ven in MISTI Italy Summer 2018

Jul 17, 2018

Trip to Milan

A Beyoncé and Jay Z On The Run (OTR) II Tour concert in Italy’s biggest concert stadium, a beautiful afternoon brunch spot, a tour…

Rebca van de Ven in MISTI Italy Summer 2018

Jul 10, 2018

Trip to Nice

This summer, I found paradise: it’s an island of the coast of Cannes, France. Two weekends ago, I traveled to Nice to visit a friend of…

Rebca van de Ven in MISTI Italy Summer 2018

Jul 7, 2018

Thoughts on Italy’s Best Pizza

My apartment in Gavirate is located right next to a pizza restaurant called Ristorante (Restaurant) Vecchio Ottocento — the view from my balcony is quite literally the garden terrace of the restaurant. When I first saw this, I was really excited, because I love pizza, so…

Rebca van de Ven in MISTI Italy Summer 2018

Jul 6, 2018

Trip to Stresa

A few weekends ago, my parents visited, and we went to Stresa — a beautiful small town on the other side of Lago (Lake) Maggiore…

Rebca van de Ven in MISTI Italy Summer 2018

Jun 13, 2018

Blog Introduction

It’s been a week since I took off from Bucharest, landed in Milan, somehow managed to haul my suitcase onto a bus from the airport to the central train station, and in a mix of poor Italian and English bought a ticket to Gavirate. This summer, I am working at the European Commission Joint…

Rebca van de Ven in MISTI Italy Summer 2018

Jul 2, 2018

Thoughts on Public Transport

Europe has a pretty incredible public transport system. In Western and Central Europe, you can travel nearly everywhere by train, and the trains are reliable, clean, and efficient. Buses are also plentiful — from getting around inside big cities, to getting to small villages in…

Rebca van de Ven in MISTI Italy Summer 2018

Jul 3, 2018

Austrian Presidency

This summer I am working at the European Commission Joint Research Center (JRC) in Ispra. The European Commission is an institution of the European Union (EU), responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the EU treaties and managing the day-to-day business of the…

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