This question arises from a personal experience during my first time in Florence, in January 2024. When I arrived in this city, I was amazed: every corner shows you art and beauty at its fullest splendor. But it wasn’t just the Duomo or the Ponte Vecchio that captivated me. It was a small, almost magical gesture that made me feel like Florence and I had a secret agreement.

My month-long stint in Florence was an unforgettable experience. The burning question is: how did I end up here? It all began even before I enrolled in the school. The team at Accademia Europea di Firenze was fundamental to the process, always ready to answer my countless questions and carefully guide me in choosing my course. This help made all the difference, allowing me to make the most of this journey.

Who knew four months could pass so quickly. In the blink of an eye my time passed at Accademia Europea di Firenze, gaining a wealth of experiences, vastly improving my Italian and immersing myself in the culture

My name is Kyriaki, I come from Cyprus and I arrived in Florence in 2015 to study dance at the Accademia Europea di Firenze. If I were to select one of the key moments for my formative training here in Italy, I can’t help but think about the evening that marked the end of my studies. A real and true event, the "AEF Evening of the Arts: Dance, Opera and Fashion", at Teatro della Compagnia, where I danced and presented choreography, while Haelan Felton, a colleague from EKU, at AEF to study Fashion, designed the costumes.