Highlights from London 2012

The Iona College London study abroad trip wasted no time once they landed! On day 1 they toured Buckingham Palace and Big Ben.  The tower is being renamed to the Elizabeth Tower in honor of her 60 years of dedicated service to England. And an interesting fact about Big Ben is that only the bell inside the tower is named "Big Ben". It is a known misconception is that the entire tower is called Big Ben.  The group visited the London Bridge,...

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Oxford, England 2012

Jenn Kearns, Cassi Moniodes, Katie Murphy and Anjili Jani at Christ Church College in Oxford. ...

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Barcelona 2012.

 Check out this unretouched postcard.It looks like Barcelona and Iona are a great mat...

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Barcelona photos.

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 Barcelona: Jennifer Kretschmer, Anjelica Varuzza and Michelle Costa at Park Gue...

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re: barcelona.

  This study abroad program has been absolutely fantastic. The people, arts, dining and the many different places to visit have been wonderful. The students have been taking the lessons taught in the class and applying them to first hand accounts with visits to The Sagrada Familia and The Palau Musica Catalana, just to name a few. The people of Barcelona are so generous, friendly and kind. I met a few people while going to the Opera, which was located just a few blocks from my apartment and they offered me their email if I needed any information...

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Paris: Two Weeks in Review

By: Meaghan McGoldrick It was over two weeks ago. I stepped off of the plane and took my first few steps in Paris, France. All thirteen of us soon found ourselves face to face with an overwhelming sense of culture incomparable to those we have experienced before. The streets were loud, yet quiet; Modern, but beautifully detailed and full of history. It was moments after we checked into our dormitory at Saint John's on Rue de Sevres...

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Our Friday in Spain (Montjuic) - continued

Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya  The Olympic Torch The Montjuic Cas...

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Our Friday in Spain (Montjuic)

The view from the top of the old bull fighting coliseum  The beginning of the Magic Montjuic Fountain Show At night it is incredible, with the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya in the backgro...

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Greetings from Barcelona!

In the three posts below are sets of group pictures from Barcelona.  We have seen everything from the beaches (La Barceloneta to Port Vell) to the mountains (Montjuic to Park Guell); from cathedrals (Sagrada Familia and Santa Maria del Mar) to Olympic sport venues (all of Montjuic) and parks (Parc de la Ciutadella) to museums (the Museu Nacional D’Art de Catalunya, the Museu d’Historia de Catalunya and the Maritime Museum) and even took a Mediterranean...

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Barcelona: Group Photos 3

Alyssa, Devin and Erika at the Piscines Bernat Picornell: Barcelona’s 1992 Olympic Swimming Pool Alyssa, Devin and Erika at the Piscines Bernat Picornell: Barcelona’s 1992 Olympic Swimming Pool Alison, Alex, Michelle, Alyssa, Pam and Erika strike a pose in front of the Museu Nacional D'Art de Catalunya (MNAC) after viewing the greatest collection of Romanesque art in the world La Barceloneta during our first day of excursions Mediterranean...

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Barcelona: Group Photos 2

Magic Fountain of Montjuic Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys Top of Montjuic by Castle The Gaels get ready to storm the Montjuic Castle Another Montjuic Castle picture One More Montjuic Castle pictur...

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Barcelona: Group Photos 1

Arc de Triomf Santa Maria del Mar Montserrat Montserrat Courtyard of Basilica Sagrada Familia Cascada at Parc de la Ciutadell...

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Rome- Class in the Colosseum

Inside The Colosseum(from left) Jana Pagliocca, Ali Mudano, Emily Anne, Ellen Carberry, and Alexa Louise. We had class in the colosseum where we learned about the one of the greatest works  of Roman architecture.  It was a beautiful sunny day to soak in ancient roman history. It was incredible to be standing in a building that is almost 2,000 years old!  ...

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"Ali Goes Abroad" - The Power of St. Peter's

Reposted from Iona Student Ali Mudano's blog: http://aligoesabroad.wordpress.com/ "Indescribable. St. Peter’s was the most unbelievable church I have ever witnessed. I truly mean unbelievable, because I could not believe the facts I was hearing about its immense size. 1. St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City, could have fit itself very easily at the front of the church. 2. The obelisk that sits in the center of the Vatican square was smaller in size than the Baldacchino in front of the altar. 3. The stained glass dove at the front of the...

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More than expected

The Study Abroad trips offer more than the classes and country you sign up for, students are given the opportunity to travel to surrounding countries.   Students have already taken advantage of these opportunities.  Some of the students from the Rome trip have gone to Switzerland, Venice, and are planning to go to Paris to meet up with the Paris-students.  Students from the Barcelona Trip were given a tour of the Vatican and...

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French lunch with an Alum!

 Some of the ladies studying in France met up with recent grad, John Petrullo '12, to have a beautiful Parisian lunch in the shadow of the Eifel Tower.  John, like many college grads, is traveling around Europe for a month. The world is much smaller than they thought -- Gaels are everywhere!    Meaghan McGoldrick '13, Jenn Pietrofere '13, John Petrullo '12, Sarah Collins '13, & Caitlyn O'Toole ...

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Barcelona, Spain 2012

These students are taking Business, Art, and Religion to a whole other...country!  So far they've seen Casscada del Parque de la Ciutadella, Barcelona's Arc de Triumf, y La Barceloneta.  Here they stand with the Mediterranean Sea behind them. ...

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Rome, Italy 2012

Honors Students: Ryan Bacci '14, Emily Johnson, Maryann Galucci '14, Ali Mudano '14, Joseph Retta, Alexa Serrechia '14, Krista Gottlieb '14, Robert Bucci ...

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