Nicolette Alexandra Brito-Cruz
Journal Entries
Sep 07th 2022
Post-Return Blog
Sep 01st 2022
Inspiration from the City! The Juliet Rose Review
Sep 01st 2022
Inspiration from the City! The Juliet Rose Review
Aug 12th 2022
Museums of Rome
Jun 10th 2022
When In Rome
May 11th 2022
The Countdown Begins – Rome, Italy Pre-Departure
More About This Scholar
“Hello” in your host country’s language: Salve!
Home Institution (your U.S. University/College): Rutgers University at New Brunswick
Expected graduation year: 2024
Destination city & country: Rome, Italy
Program provider: John Cabot University
Major/minor: Journalism & Media Studies and Italian Studies / Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Demographics: Hispanic/Latinx, First-Generation American, First-Generation College Student
Future career aspirations: I aspire to be a foreign correspondent. I would like to take it upon myself to be the voice for the voiceless and be the representation for communities that are so often silenced. As a Dominican-American and child of two immigrants, I know what it feels like to have to force one’s way into spaces that do not welcome them. I intend to cover important topics surrounding gender, race, sexuality, and other aspects related to identity.
Top 3 goals for your time abroad: 1. Finding my voice as a writer is a significant aspect of what I will achieve while abroad. By going through this journey, I truly believe that different identities will emerge and perhaps reshape my current ones as well.
2. Improve my Italian language skills and fully immerse myself in the Italian culture.
3. I also hope to create meaningful and lasting relationships with the individuals I meet, which may later aid me in my career as a foreign correspondent.
Home Institution (your U.S. University/College): Rutgers University at New Brunswick
Expected graduation year: 2024
Destination city & country: Rome, Italy
Program provider: John Cabot University
Major/minor: Journalism & Media Studies and Italian Studies / Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Demographics: Hispanic/Latinx, First-Generation American, First-Generation College Student
Future career aspirations: I aspire to be a foreign correspondent. I would like to take it upon myself to be the voice for the voiceless and be the representation for communities that are so often silenced. As a Dominican-American and child of two immigrants, I know what it feels like to have to force one’s way into spaces that do not welcome them. I intend to cover important topics surrounding gender, race, sexuality, and other aspects related to identity.
Top 3 goals for your time abroad: 1. Finding my voice as a writer is a significant aspect of what I will achieve while abroad. By going through this journey, I truly believe that different identities will emerge and perhaps reshape my current ones as well.
2. Improve my Italian language skills and fully immerse myself in the Italian culture.
3. I also hope to create meaningful and lasting relationships with the individuals I meet, which may later aid me in my career as a foreign correspondent.