Today was my first day in Rome and after 11 hours of flying to get there and not sleeping on the plane, the only site I wanted to see was the bed but then I saw that Saint Peters Cathedral was 3 minutes away from us. That kind of made it hard to think about … Continue reading Day one: That sounds nice but in what direction is the bed I will be sleeping in? by Christian Bean →

In class today we discussed different instances of genocide that are happening around the world. I had researched the Israel-Palestine conflict, and how it is verging on becoming a genocide of the Arab people. After class and lunch, we took a bus to meet Agnes, who would be our tour guide for that day. Our … Continue reading My Birthday in Italy! by Lily Gayton →

Today during class, we talked about genocide issues in multiple countries. It’s sad to say that nobody could come up with a solution. Especially since the government is the main leader behind genocides. It was an afternoon full of education. We rode the public bus to the Jewish Ghettos. The bus ride was interesting because … Continue reading Different Religions by Cassidy Slockett →

Today we went to see the Coliseum and the other ruins around it. It’s so hard to explain what it is like in the Coliseum, but for starters it was defiantly smaller than most pictures make it out to be. Not in a bad way but in a “huh I wonder how they did navel … Continue reading Day two: where did all my pictures run off to? by Christian Bean →

Today was so exciting. We’ve only been here for two days but it has felt so much longer. We went to the Colosseum today after lunch I was surprised because you came out of the metro and it was right there, immediately in your face, nothing else blocking your view. You’d imagine it to be … Continue reading On the second day of Italy~ by Benjamin Cheaney →

So, Tuesday we began our day in class discussing global warming and its debate between nations and effect on international trade. Regardless of how you feel about the subject as a scientific and political concept, you could not prove it by the incredible weather we are having here! Our walks from the hotel to the … Continue reading Gelato Onslaught!!!!! by John Hesting →

Today we went to the Jewish ghetto. We woke up and took the bus to where we were supposed to meet our tour guide. Once we got there she started walking us down some of the alley ways around the Great Synagogue. We saw some architecture in and around the Jewish Ghetto and our tour … Continue reading On the fifth day of Italy~ by Benjamin Cheaney →

Today we went to the Jewish ghetto and I have to admit this was one of my favorite parts of the trip. The area was really cool, the buildings were literally right next to each other. They were so close you could almost touch two building on the opposite ends of each other. Everything looked … Continue reading Buildings so close that they might as well all be one. by Christian Bean →

After many nights of sleeping in what felt like an ice box, I finally had a great night sleep once we figured out we had set the air conditioning to the snow flake setting. Today in class, we discussed the topic of genocide. It was actually very interesting to hear the details of genocides that … Continue reading How Can We Be Learning So Much In Such A Little Time? by Mikayla Bridges →