#udwinter

[ashish-chouhan-blog]

When life provides us with a ladder of opportunity, however short it may be, it is up to us to decide whether to start climbing or sit cursing it for not being big enough #winter #snow #rain #vsco #vscocam #wordporn #quote #life #motivation #udwinter

[emilypollock]

Why go abroad this winter when you can eat your way around the world on Main Street? #UDWinter #UDel

[bluehensays-blog]

Today marks the beginning of the last week of #UDWinter. Who's excited to move back to campus soon?!  

[ericalydiainparis]

Made a fascinator with the help of Jean-Pierre Tritz, a milliner for Jean Paul Gaultier! #UDabroad #UDwinter (at Paris American Academy)

[abbyfizzle]

Classic jumping picture ends up a classic fail @udelaware

[thaiaus2014]

One of our last days in Thailand was spent at the Baan Chang Elephant Sanctuary. Here we learned about how these elephants were rescued, as well as their lifestyles and how they are cared for. Then we got to feed them, ride them, and wash them. It was such a cool excursion that none of us had ever done before.

-Andrea

[marissabianco]

When in Rome

This weekend unfortunately was my last weekend abroad and we traveled to Rome! On Friday morning the whole group went on a guided tour of Florence. When I went last weekend we didn't get to see many historical sites, but this tour gave us so much interesting information about the city and it's past. After the tour, my friends and I took a train to Rome. We took a taxi to our hotel and the driver was NUTS. I thought NYC was crazy, but no. While we were in the cab I felt like I was in a video game because of this driver! The rest of the night consisted of dinner and drinks, with which you can't go wrong.

Saturday was action packed of sight seeing. They say you can't see Rome in a day, but we tried our hardest. We took another bus tour, like we did in Paris. We first stopped at Vatican City, where we saw St. Peter's Basilica and the Vatican Museum, which held the Sistine Chapel. Everything was beyond beautiful, but the Sistine Chapel was unlike I anything I have ever seen before. It was breathtaking. I cried a little when I got inside because of the sole beauty of it. It's unreal how Michelangelo was able to paint the entire thing himself, without any technology or other forms machinery. It is mind boggling.

Our next stop was the Trevi Fountain. I of course made a wish, throwing a coin with my right hand over my left shoulder, which is supposedly how you are meant to do it. 

After we stopped for a snack; one of the girl's dads made a suggestion to eat mozzarella carrozza. It is basically fried mozzarella in a triangular shape. I love mozzarella in any way, shape, or form, so I knew I would love it. We then attempted to see the Colosseum but our bus route was ending, so we went back to our hotel and saved the Colosseum for Sunday.

We woke up early the next morning to fit in as much sightseeing as possible. Like I said, we headed for the Colosseum. We took a guided tour and it was so worth it. While we were inside on the top level, one of the girls on our tour from Britain pointed out that across the way was MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY. We ran, and yup, it was him. I had never seen a celebrity before and I was beyond star struck. He was with his wife and kids and one body guard. I regret not saying anything to him but I didn't want to disrupt his family trip. This was definitely the high point of the weekend and even with all of the history we learned, nothing else beat seeing an A-list star in the Roman Colosseum.

That pretty much concluded our weekend in Rome. Our last week is packed with activities, including a cooking class, authentic dessert tasting, finishing a research project, and studying for my final. I'm sad to be leaving so soon!

[sdrob]

Tomorrow we are supposed to get 6-8 inches of snow.

UD Winter Session, can we have a snow day??

[ashish-chouhan-blog]

Back in the days Blew the summer breeze And now with winters When the whole world seems to freeze It shelters us with all its prowess Putting all our fears to ease However far we may wander in space We still crave For the refuge of its warm embrace And then we run We run back to this place The place we call home #nature #snow #rain #life #vsco #vscocam #wordporn #qotd #udwinter

[bluehensays-blog]

Warm up your cold #UDWinter, and join Social Media Ambassador Jena Stark tomorrow 1/29 for the Second Hot Chocolate Festival located in Perkins Student Center! Yummy hot chocolate & a variety of toppings! What could be better?!

[bluehensays-blog]

Mouth-watering nutella stuffed cinnamon sugar muffins made by our very own Social Media Ambassador Niki Kirschner! Anyone else baking over their #UDWinter? Send us pictures to socialmedia@udel.edu or tumble them using the hashtag #UDel

[bluehensays-blog]

Walkin' in a winter wonderland to Wolf Hall! 

[bluehensays-blog]

A snowy #BlueHen on this cold January afternoon.

[ericalydiainparis]

Throwing what we know last week at the Ballet Royal de Suéde in Paris #panhellove #UDgreek #UDabroad #UDwinter (at Ballet De L'opera National De Paris)

[marissabianco]

Under the Tuscan sun!

[abbyfizzle]

#udwinter