1.0Center for Global Educationhttps://blog.utc.edu/center-global-educationLaura Livermorehttps://blog.utc.edu/center-global-education/author/ddl757/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Ha85gF02sX"><a href="https://blog.utc.edu/center-global-education/2022/10/19/surprise/">Surprise</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://blog.utc.edu/center-global-education/2022/10/19/surprise/embed/#?secret=Ha85gF02sX" width="600" height="338" title="“Surprise” — Center for Global Education" data-secret="Ha85gF02sX" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://blog.utc.edu/center-global-education/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> This summer, I spent seven weeks studying in Italy. My program was filled with surprises from stepping out of the subway station and seeing the Colosseum to upon arrival at our residence, finding out that I would be sleeping in the living room of our one-bedroom shared apartment (it’s a European thing). I learned so… Continue Readinghttps://blog.utc.edu/center-global-education/files/2022/10/Italy-4.jpg