Author: Cooper Alexander | Major: Architecture and Design Early mornings, long flights, international customs, and bus shuttles are all things that I had done before, but the moment I stepped off the bus in the heart of Rome, everywhere I looked was something new. ...
Roaming around Rome
Author: Conley Lents | Major: Architecture Ciao! Mi Chiamo Conley Lents. I am a student from the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design. I just finished my fourth year of school here with a major in Architecture. I traveled to the University of Arkansas Rome...
Rome: Still Life, Fast Moving
Author: Nate Cole | Major: Architecture Rome is a constantly changing city, reminiscent of a quote I came across during my time there: “[the city] is condemned forever to becoming and never to being.” Throughout Rome, and the larger Italian countryside, residents have...
Going to Rome and Learning to Cope
Author: Isaak Benchoff | Major: Architecture My name is Isaak Benchoff. I travelled to Italy in January of 2022. It is currently 1:42 PM on the 24th of April. I am writing this now because this is the moment when I am mentally preparing for a return home from Rome. We...
A Roma Chronicle
Author: Crystallyne Landrum | Major: Architecture August 20th, 2021 marked the beginning of my Roman narrative. This was my first in person learning experience since March 2020. Never had I spent 4 months living away from home, nor had I ever set foot in Europe. My...
When in Rome . . .
Author: Cecellia Musgrove | Major: Architecture When in Rome, do as the Romans do! This is a phrase that my classmates and I used all too often when studying abroad in Rome, Italy. While for many tourists, it may seem like an excuse to go on a crazy adventure, it...
A Semester in Rome with Fay Jones student Ryan Harris
Author: John Harris | Major: Architecture I spent the fall semester of 2021 in Rome where I studied architecture. An experience abroad is a requirement of the architecture curriculum, and I fully understand why now that I have gone through that experience. While in...
An American Living the Italian Lifestyle
Author: Matthew Wilson | Major: Architecture When arriving to Rome, it was very stressful to get through the airport since I had never been there before and listening to the employees not speaking English. Throughout the first week of the semester, walking around and...
A Vibrant Life in Rome
Author: Megan Paul | Major: Interior Design My name is Megan Paul and I am an Interior Design major at the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design. I chose to study abroad in the Fall Semester of 2021, at the University of Arkansas Rome Center. Almost immediately...
Oranges + Cats
Author: Emily Wright | Major: Interior Design Amid Covid-19, a class of interior designers held their breath to see if they would ever get to experience the wonders and beauties of one of the oldest cities in the world. When the University of Arkansas offered a...