On June 24, 2015, we visited the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and it was awesome. After the tour it made me really want to join the organization. The name of our tour guide was Allison who was from New Zealand. In fact the employer of our tour guides is also … Continue reading Our visit to the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)
Today, we didn’t have class because we were scheduled to visit the Food and Agricultural Organization of the UN. We had breakfast and got on the bus to the headquarters at 9:30. The building we saw was very different from the ones we had toured in Rome previously. Firstly, it wasn’t ancient. This was probably … Continue reading FAO, Churches, and Hamburgers
Rome is a bastion of religious sites. It’s a boon for teaching World Religions. We actually get to physically see the historic sites that reflect the formation, growth, and change of major Western religions, such as Christianity, Judaism, and even Islam. The images also show the global nature of our world — then and now … Continue reading Religion in Person
What a journey. I woke up to prepare for my travel at 730 am EST. I was up for a full 36 hours, without feeling completely drained. Every step in my travel I kept waiting for it to hit me; I was going to be in Spain. At Tampa International it didn’t hit me. In … Continue reading We’ve Arrived and I Never Want to Leave Spain!
Today we were able to visit the United Nations World Food Programme. We took a bus to get there since it was on a different side of Rome that was too far to walk, and I was a bit relieved for the break since we have walked almost everywhere, and we did climb the 551 steps … Continue reading Day 4: Visiting the UN FAO!
Today we climbed up St. Peters Basilica. That is roughly around 550 stairs. It was not as bad as I thought it would be but since we were constantly going in circles it got very repetitive. However, seeing the work of Michelangelo was worth it. The Basilica was beautiful. Its incredibly difficult to believe that … Continue reading My experience in Italy
St. Peter’s Basilica is simply a masterpiece of the Renaissance world. Walking up the 570 steps to the top of the dome is as if you were bringing yourself closer to God. The entirety of Vatican square could be seen from the top, which accentuates the perfect symmetry difficult to visualize from standing at its … Continue reading To the top of the Basilica and to the top of the Castle
Our third day started, as usual, with our World Religions and International Relations classes at Pontifica Universita Urbianiana. Today we had spirited discussions on current event and issues regarding the Abrahamic Religions and the role of gender in the study and development of International Relations. If you want the opportunity to go on one of … Continue reading Roma Giorno Tre
Well, our travels did get off to a bumpy start with a delay through JFK which put our schedule off by about six hours, but everyone remained in high spirits and took it as part of the adventure. Despite going for a solid 24hrs of flying and laying over, everyone’s energy was high for our … Continue reading There could be no better classroom!
Today was technically our second day in Rome, however, I am counting it as the first because it was the first full day. As in, we woke up today in a convent turned hotel, and started walking the streets of Rome, Italy. From 9 am to 12 pm we had our classes at the Vatican … Continue reading Everywhere you walk in Rome, you are connected to things that happened thousands of years ago!