On Friday, we visited the Vatican Museum, the second largest museum in the world! While we were there, we saw legendary works such as Michael Angelo’s Sistine Chapel, Raphael’s School of Athens, and countless other gorgeous pieces. My favorite piece was the “Celestial Globe” painted by Giovanni Antonio Vanosio in 1567. The globe is … Continue reading Rome: Musei Vaticani
June 26th was our last day of class, so we had plenty of free time before our trip to the Vatican Museum later that night. We decided that we would like to go back to St. Peter’s Basilica to look at some of the embalmed bodies that were on display, and also to look at … Continue reading The Vatican Museum, the Last Day of Class, and the Sistine Chapel
How to explain the Vatican Museum? In one word- astounding. By far this is my favorite place in Rome at the moment. The Vatican Museum is the second largest museum in the world falling behind the Louvre, which is no surprise, but this is something I didn’t know beforehand. One of my favorite pieces is … Continue reading Vatican!
Friday was our last day of class. A bittersweet day. I am going to miss the view of the Vatican from my class window, the Pontificia was a truly beautiful place to study. Today was mainly a free day because at 6:00 we had to meet up with our tour guide at the Vatican Museum … Continue reading An Evening in the Vatican Museum
The agenda for our last morning in Rotorua, New Zealand consisted of many different activities that included the Hobbilton Tour, Kiwi Park, and the Agro Adventure Park. I attended the Agro Adventure Park. Afterwards, the group set off for a three hour bus ride back to Auckland. The bus stopped at Mata Mata for a … Continue reading Rotorua to Auckland
You read the travel blogs, attend the meetings, poll your friends, and research on your own. You have a solid plan. Great! From my experience though, the best things happen outside those comfort zones — the parts you can’t prepare for. I think it’s best when you set intentions for what you want to gain … Continue reading Expect the unexpected
These first couple of days in Salamanca have been more than I could have ever expected. With settling in to my new family, and immersing myself into the language, I am able to have conversations with different people from all around the world. Challenging myself in every situation I am given I have noticed myself … Continue reading Recorriendo La Ciudad (Touring the City)
In October, the Association of American Colleges and Universities will be hosting an Academic Renewal conference in Fort Lauderdale for educators looking to learn about global learning in college. The world today contains diversity in religions, cultures and ideas. The Global Learning in College conference aims to help educators tackle real-world problems and expand the … Continue reading Professional Development Opportunity- AAC&U Annual Conference
Today we went to visit the Jewish Museum and the two synagogues. Our tour guide took us to the small synagogue first, allowing us to sit in the pews as she told us about where everyone sat and how the services would go. I learned that there used to be five major synagogues in Rome, … Continue reading Visiting the Jewish Synagogues
On Thursday we went to visit the Jewish Ghetto and two Jewish Synagogues. Before we went to see the synagogues we went to see the home of Octavia, the sister of a Roman Emperor from over 1700 years ago. Sadly, it was covered in scaffolding and we could not see a lot. Plus since it … Continue reading Day 4: Jewish Culture in Rome