Tag Archives: study abroad

Museums & Open Mic – Katrina Bello – London Summer 2010

Katrina Bello, Summer 2010 London Program intern, writes about museums and open mics. More from Katrina here. “Yesterday I had the day off from work, so I went to the British Museum. The building itself, beautiful architecture and HUGE! Highlights of the trip were seeing the actual Rosetta Stone, the Egyptian mummies (including cleopatra’s mummy! [...]

Miseducation – Katrina Bello – London Program

Katrina Bello, Summer 2010 London Program, shares some thoughts from the first day of her internship… “Started my new internship yesterday. So far so good. I work at a small indie label with a rather entertaining name. They focus on electro, hip-hop, dub step music and have a lot of DJs signed to their label. [...]

Semester in Athens: getting acclimated

The start of a new semester abroad is such an exciting time, and I was so fortunate as to be with yet another fantastic group of Berklee students embarking on their study abroad program last week. One evening, after a mouthwatering traditional “taverna” dinner, complete with the tenderest lamb and hearty quantities of tzatziki (a dip of [...]

Souvlakia and bouzoukia in Athens

Souvlaki is always a hit with the students on their arrival in Athens. If you’re familiar with a gyro sandwich, then you have the basic concept: a thick grilled pita with shaved chicken, pork, or kebab, with tomato, lettuce, sauce, and deliciously seasoned french fries (yes, fries in a sandwich – genius!).

Around town in Freiburg

Cleaning my metaphorical desk (meaning: cell phone camera) after the holiday break, I came across these Freiburg photos. More angles and corners on the Berklee study-abroad experience, at the Jazz & Rock Schulen and around the city.