The past two days have been a whirlwind of emotion for me (in a good way), but I would like to discuss them tomorrow so that I may spend an appropriate amount of time making sure I have properly portrayed my experiences. Instead, in this post at least, I shall discuss some cultural aspects of … Continue reading Things I learned while Studying Abroad in Italy (Part 1) by Sara-Kay West
Well as every day starts, I woke up. Today was no exception to my 5 o’clock inner alarm but this time I decided to actually get up. You know. Move the muscles and old bones. So I was the only person down for breakfast and I enjoyed my croissant and yogurt. Then I came back … Continue reading The Vatican from the inside by Daniella Sanchez
It’s been such a magnificent day! Woke up this morning to take an official tour of St. Peter’s Basilica with Jill as our guide. How could it get any better? Well, for starters, we got to see Michelangelo’s Pieta. Let me stop here and just admit that I cried. We were there, standing in front … Continue reading Dodge Challenger’s Big Italy Adventure: Wide and Teary Eyed by Eritha Cainion
On this day in Rome, as I walked through the city, I saw all kinds of races of people from all over the world trying to trade with pedestrians passing by. Some of the people chase you down for a half a city block just to tell you about their great prices on “real” goods. … Continue reading Exploring Rome and touring the atican Museum and the Sistine Chapel by Alexander Baldwin
On Day Seven we were back in St. Peter’s Basilica for a tour but this time we were guided around the first floor by our tour guide Jill. We had radios with a headphone in our ear so we could listen to her explain the history on the significant pieces of art clearly. Without it … Continue reading The Unconquerable Castel Saint Angelo by Cole Walters
On Saturday even though we didn’t have class we were still up bright and early so we could have Jill show us around. She brought us back to St. Peter’s Basilica and gave us a full tour of the inside, and then took us to Castel Sant’Angelo. Both of the tours were very cool but … Continue reading Castel Sant’Angelo, the Pieta, and St Peter’s Basilica (the inside story) by Tyler Gray
Our Saturday morning started bright and early when we met Jill downstairs for some early tours of the inside of St Peter’s Basilica and Castel Sant’Angelo. On our tour of the Basilica, we learned that there are actually no painted surfaces in the whole building! All of the art in there is either mosiac paintings, … Continue reading St. Peter’s Basilica and Castel Sant’Angelo: No paintings, but lots of art! by Relynn Capra
Today was our last day of class in Rome at the Pontifical University. I have to admit that I will miss climbing four flights of stairs to get to the classroom, just a little bit. Not too much, but maybe a little bit. Tonight was finally the night we went to the Musei Vaticani — … Continue reading Shushed in the Sistine Chapel by Sara-Kay West
After a long day yesterday, we left at 9:00 to Pontifica Urbaniana University for the last time. Everyone was more or less awake, and we found our room and started right into class. We discussed Christianity, specifically, the Protestant Reformation. With Mr. Hesting in International Relations we discussed Multi-National Corporations (MNCs). We discussed if it … Continue reading Day 6:The Vatican Museums – Some of the Greatest Things I’ve Ever Seen by William Moorhead
Today was a little different due to the fact that we had a good amount of free time to do some shopping, eat, homework, etc. After our last day of actual class at the university, we all took a trip down to the marketplace not too far from St Peter’s Basilica. There I got some … Continue reading Day 6: Sistine Chapel – 12 Years is not Enough! by Relynn Capra