Wait, are you studying abroad?

Yes! I am.

I am studying at Università Bocconi in Milan, Italy. Here are the answers to the questions I have been getting the most:

Where is Milan?

Milan is in the north of Italy. Florence is 4.5 hours away by public transit, Venice is 5 hours away by public transit, and Rome is 7.5 hours away by regular train and 3.5 hours by a bullet train.

How long will you be in Milan?

I will be in Milan for the entire Spring Semester. I leave Arizona on January 21st and I will be home June 2nd.

What will you be doing in Milan?

I will be taking classes at Università Bocconi’s law school. All my classes will be in English (yay!) and will be attended by both Italian students and exchange students from all over the world. My classes this semester will be:

Legal Issues in Marketing

International Law

Paths of Internationalization of Criminal Law

European and International Intellectual Property

I am also doing an independent study under the supervision of one of the ASU Law professors on Adoption Law in Arizona.

Where are you staying while you are there?

I will be living in a studio apartment which is a 30-45 minutes away from the university by either walking or public transit. It will just be me by myself. I have never lived alone before and I am excited to not have to share a bathroom.

Are you so excited?

I get this question a lot and it’s a hard one to answer. Right now, I am mostly just stressed. There are quite a few factors which I anticipate will make the transition difficult. I will be living alone for the very first time in a large city (which aren’t my favorite) where I can’t speak the language. Not to mention, I will be traveling by plane for 14.5 hours, than by train/bus/walking for an hour to get to my apartment, where I will be meeting my landlord who speaks Italian. Aye.

But, yes, deep down, I am excited. I think the first month will be rough, but there are a lot of things which will make the trip amazing. All of my classes are about areas of law I’m really interested in (my classes this semester were mostly boring classes about topics on the bar), I will have a lot of time to walk around and explore a country I’ve never been to, and I will get to meet and get to know people from different cultural backgrounds.