It wasn’t Lauren Morrow’s first time traveling abroad. The University of Nebraska at Kearney senior has spent time at all-inclusive resorts in the Bahamas and Cancún, Mexico. Those family vacations are fun, but you don’t get to truly experience the culture, she noted. Morrow was looking for a chance to really explore a foreign country and dive deeper into its history, cuisine and customs.

That’s why she signed up for a study abroad trip to Milan, Italy. A psychobiology major in the pre-physician assistant program, Morrow, her younger sister Elizabeth and six other UNK students recently traveled to the fashion and design capital of the world for a three-week experience that they’ll never forget.