Feeling the post-study abroad blues? Don’t worry. Our team of world travelers has assembled a thorough list of ways you can bring all of your incredible European experiences back to the heart of Lewisburg. In order to study abroad at the University, you must:
Show up to class wearing a huge parka in 75 degree weather with a scarf and boots because you dress for the season and not the weather.
Show up to the Bison at 10 p.m. sharp, expecting dinner, then ask for an English menu.
Have a fully-functioning bidet installed in your senior apartment.
Show up to Amami, pronounce the name of the restaurant correctly, and order “uno panino con Parma ham e formaggio.” Be sure not to tip anyone.
Sit on the Malesardi Quadrangle in the middle of the day with a bottle of wine and cheese.
Not wear deodorant.
Ask Domino’s if they have escargot, then eat your pizza with a knife and fork.
Sip on a glass of wine during LIT Night.
Hand the bartender your passport when they ask for ID.
Casually smoke cigarettes at the tables outside the Elaine Langone Center during lunch.
Ask risk how much they charge for coat check.
Wear your backpack like a fanny pack.
Double-kiss your professor when you greet them at office hours.
Communicate with your sorority on WhatsApp.
Order a mytaxi downtown.
Pregame any party with a special brand of cider.
Lay out all of your clothes to dry on a giant drying rack on the suite.
Put +1 before everyone’s phone number.
Refer to your senior apartment as your senior flat.
Get a detachable shower head for your senior flat.
Ask what the current exchange rate is from American dollars to dining dollars.
Carry a euro on you in case you need to use the bathroom.