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 →

Friday was an awesome day! Class was really fun we had free time in the middle of the day to hang out and shop around if we liked. Then we had dinner at the Vatican and had a tour of the Vatican Museum, which includes the Sistine Chapel. While at the Vatican Museum we saw … Continue reading Paintings of the Sistine Chapel, Multinational Corporations and the Third World by Tyler Gray →

Today, we took a tour through the winding city of Rome and saw some of its most famous pieces of art and culture. Our first stop was the Spanish Steps which in my opinion was not all that impressive. Next we came to the Trevi Fountain which was not functioning due to the restoration being … Continue reading Touring Through the Winding City of Rome by Alexander Baldwin →