On day four, instead of going to our classroom in the papal university we were in St. Peter’s Basilica as the Pope was doing a bible study and giving a short speech on the church being close to the community. It was an amazing experience but it was very long. The Vatican translated the speech … Continue reading Seeing the Pope and Visiting the US Embassy in Rome! by Cole Walters
So today we got to go to the Jewish ghetto! We got to see a bunch of Synagogues, neighborhoods, and a Jewish history museum. Plus, we went to this AMAZING pizza place and had nutella filled calzones, and they were delicious! Definitely one of the best things I’ve had so far. The Synagogues were absolutely … Continue reading Exploring the art, religion, culture and food in Rome! by Relynn Capra
After a deep sleep, we all were fully rested and ready for class. Well, most of us. We went to a different room today for class, what was supposed to be our room yesterday. In World Religions today, Dr. Stark gave us a good lecture on Hinduism and Buddhism, where we learned about Hinduism’s caste … Continue reading Earning SPC credits while exploring the Pantheon and other Roman sites! by William Moorhead
Today we stopped by the building that once housed Francis of Assisi, from whom the current Pope has taken his name. This man was rather revolutionary, from working the mystic angle of religion (preaching to nature, animals, and in the nude) to working on humanizing Christianity. No longer would saints be limited to people set … Continue reading Learning about Francis of Assisi by Brandy Stark
As every day starts, I had to wake up. Though, this day was a little harder to get away from dream land. I actually had a weird dream and my mom was just like “Don’t wake up. Don’t wake up. DON’T WAKE UP!” because you know, I was in trouble in this dream with her, … Continue reading Exploring Italy: taking in the history and eating heavenly pizza! by Daniella Sanchez
Today in class we had our model UN where we proposed and adjusted our resolutions that we had been working on involving the topics of military, global warming, poverty, and immigration. I choose Germany, which has significant problems and opinions in all four topics. Many of Germany’s goals in these areas are pretty liberal, at … Continue reading Our Model UN experience in Italy! by Austin Hart
The day started off great, as the internet had gotten much better now that another school had left the hotel. Suddenly, I could now look up information for Mr. Hesting’s class in a matter of seconds, and it helped us all put together the last touches on our Model UN resolutions. We learned that in … Continue reading Day 5: Jewish Ghetto and the Churches “Trastevere” by William Moorhead
Today many emotions whirled around as we stepped into a part of history with much tragedy, anguish, and eventually, perseverance. It was the day Jill toured us around the Jewish ghettos, the day we stepped into the Museo Ebraico di Roma, and my favorite piece of architecture, the Synagogue of Emancipation, or, The Great Synagogue. … Continue reading Dodge Challenger’s Big Italy Adventure: The Jewish Ghettos by Eritha Cainion
Thursday was a rough morning. After the long night before I think everyone was tired. That morning in class we had a Model UN, which was extremely fun. After class we took a bus to the Jewish ghetto. While at the Jewish ghetto we went to Museo di Roma, a museum about the history of … Continue reading Today’s itinerary: A visit to the Museo di Roma and the Jewish Ghetto by Tyler Gray
Day Five, the day we walked through the Jewish Ghetto and saw one of the most amazing sites I have ever seen. We toured the museum at first and we learned all about Jewish traditions and rituals but then we entered a small synagogue and learned about how they conducted praise. They take the Torah … Continue reading The Jewish Ghetto and Model U.N. by Alexander Baldwin