05/22/2026
Final day in Italy 🇮🇹✨
Today, the HPU International Strategic Communication Global Experience cohort traveled to Como, acity that has been a global hub for silk production for centuries, for a visit to the Como Silk Museum. Students traced the entire silk-making process from silkworm cultivation to weaving and printing, while exploring how the museum communicates Como’s heritage to international audiences through storytelling, sustainability, and inclusion.
The afternoon offered one last free day to take in Northern Italy — Lake Como’s lakeside promenade, the Duomo di Como, and a few final espressos before heading home. The trip closed with a group farewell dinner at La Porta Rossa in Milan, where 17 students, two professors, and one extraordinary tour leader reflected on three weeks that took us from Naples to Milan, through Pompeii, Rome, Florence, Siena, San Gimignano, Parma, and Como, with conversations along the way at the U.S. Consulate, the Vatican, the European Parliament, Italy’s National Institute of Health, the International Rescue Committee, ISPI, SAY Agency, and the ADI Design Museum. Three weeks. Eight cities. Countless lessons in how communication shapes culture and how culture shapes communication.
Tomorrow, we fly home. Grazie, Italia. 🌍📚✈️
