{"id":68,"date":"2022-09-02T15:06:50","date_gmt":"2022-09-02T20:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-modena-spring-2022\/?p=68"},"modified":"2022-09-02T15:06:53","modified_gmt":"2022-09-02T20:06:53","slug":"skiing-in-folgaria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-modena-spring-2022\/2022\/09\/02\/skiing-in-folgaria\/","title":{"rendered":"Skiing in Folgaria!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On March 17, the Erasmus Student Organization took a group of us for an exciting 4 days skiing trip in Folgaria, in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige\/S\u00fcdtirol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Safe to say this was my first ever skiing experience, but fortunately we had instructors who took us to speed from day one to learn the basics, and then quit using the baby slopes for a very scary, but enriching, adrenaline driven experience in the very big slopes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the end of each day, we would go for some well deserved apr\u00e8s-ski with friends and international students from all around the world who are studying in different cities across Italy. Here are some of the best photos I could get when I was not struggling to survive:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"72\"  src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-modena-spring-2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/188\/2022\/09\/IMG_6637-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-72\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-modena-spring-2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/188\/2022\/09\/IMG_6637-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-modena-spring-2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/188\/2022\/09\/IMG_6637-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-modena-spring-2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/188\/2022\/09\/IMG_6637-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-modena-spring-2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/188\/2022\/09\/IMG_6637.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption>First look at my challenge (started off in the baby slopes)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"71\"  src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-modena-spring-2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/188\/2022\/09\/IMG_6645-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-71\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-modena-spring-2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/188\/2022\/09\/IMG_6645-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-modena-spring-2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/188\/2022\/09\/IMG_6645-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-modena-spring-2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/188\/2022\/09\/IMG_6645-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-modena-spring-2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/188\/2022\/09\/IMG_6645.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption>Well deserved Apr\u00e8s-Ski with awesome views, after almost twisting my knee<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"74\"  src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-modena-spring-2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/188\/2022\/09\/IMG_6655-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-74\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-modena-spring-2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/188\/2022\/09\/IMG_6655-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-modena-spring-2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/188\/2022\/09\/IMG_6655-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-modena-spring-2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/188\/2022\/09\/IMG_6655-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-modena-spring-2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/188\/2022\/09\/IMG_6655.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption>Day 2, felt confident enough to go up the mountain with the group, lost count of how many times I have fallen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"73\"  src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-modena-spring-2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/188\/2022\/09\/IMG_6657-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-73\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-modena-spring-2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/188\/2022\/09\/IMG_6657-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-modena-spring-2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/188\/2022\/09\/IMG_6657-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-modena-spring-2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/188\/2022\/09\/IMG_6657-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-modena-spring-2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/188\/2022\/09\/IMG_6657.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption>This place&#8230; scariest slope I encountered. One of the girls in our group had to be taken to the hospital<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"820\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"69\"  src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-modena-spring-2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/188\/2022\/09\/4A6F3C06-93C6-40F3-A109-03C1823104CE-820x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-69\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-modena-spring-2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/188\/2022\/09\/4A6F3C06-93C6-40F3-A109-03C1823104CE-820x1024.jpg 820w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-modena-spring-2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/188\/2022\/09\/4A6F3C06-93C6-40F3-A109-03C1823104CE-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-modena-spring-2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/188\/2022\/09\/4A6F3C06-93C6-40F3-A109-03C1823104CE-768x959.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-modena-spring-2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/188\/2022\/09\/4A6F3C06-93C6-40F3-A109-03C1823104CE-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-modena-spring-2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/188\/2022\/09\/4A6F3C06-93C6-40F3-A109-03C1823104CE.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px\" \/><figcaption>Day 3, improving<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"75\"  src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-modena-spring-2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/188\/2022\/09\/IMG_6675-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-75\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-modena-spring-2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/188\/2022\/09\/IMG_6675-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-modena-spring-2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/188\/2022\/09\/IMG_6675-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-modena-spring-2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/188\/2022\/09\/IMG_6675-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-modena-spring-2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/188\/2022\/09\/IMG_6675.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption>Well deserved pictures with my good German friend Marie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"76\"  src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-modena-spring-2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/188\/2022\/09\/IMG_6672-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-76\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-modena-spring-2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/188\/2022\/09\/IMG_6672-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-modena-spring-2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/188\/2022\/09\/IMG_6672-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-modena-spring-2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/188\/2022\/09\/IMG_6672-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-modena-spring-2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/188\/2022\/09\/IMG_6672.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption>With a little break for some fries and a German beer&#8230;. in Italy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"70\"  src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-modena-spring-2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/188\/2022\/09\/8a94406b-895c-4483-8a5d-4e30110923b6-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-70\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-modena-spring-2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/188\/2022\/09\/8a94406b-895c-4483-8a5d-4e30110923b6-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-modena-spring-2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/188\/2022\/09\/8a94406b-895c-4483-8a5d-4e30110923b6-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-modena-spring-2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/188\/2022\/09\/8a94406b-895c-4483-8a5d-4e30110923b6-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-modena-spring-2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/188\/2022\/09\/8a94406b-895c-4483-8a5d-4e30110923b6-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-modena-spring-2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/188\/2022\/09\/8a94406b-895c-4483-8a5d-4e30110923b6-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-modena-spring-2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/188\/2022\/09\/8a94406b-895c-4483-8a5d-4e30110923b6.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>One last group picture before heading back to Modena<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On March 17, the Erasmus Student Organization took a group of us for an exciting 4 days skiing trip in Folgaria, in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige\/S\u00fcdtirol. 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