Berkley Center

Scotland is a curious place. During my first day in the country, I had the chance to watch the sun set at 2:00 p.m. through the window of my class. Some of the first things I had to eat here were a stick of beer-battered haggis and a deep-fried Mars…

The Iberian Peninsula has played host to a truly wide assortment of cultural traditions: from the ancient Roman legions, to medieval Muslim conquerors, to the European crusaders that famously established a “Reconquista” of the land. The diversity…

From the moment I stepped foot in Florence (Firenze), I felt as if locals handed me a plate of food (cibo) filled to the edge that somehow seemed to never empty. I encountered pasta—I alone have tried nearly 20 unique kinds, pizza—the toppings of…