Today was a busy day; incredibly busy. The day started off with a nice cup of English tea and some yogurt. We then boarded the bus and went to the Train Station. It was my first time on a bullet train, and I was surprised. Our average speed was 243 km/h. The most unpleasant part … Continue reading Firenze! by Cassidy Slockett
Class was interesting. The University was a long hike to get to. I didn’t mind because it is perfect outside. No humidity and a slight breeze. It feels like 70 degrees outside. We had a great discussion on religion and opinions about religion. I had a great time and afterward, we headed to the cafeteria … Continue reading Rome: The Eternal City by Cassidy Slockett
Something I had never had before coming to Italy: gelato! Favorite Roman Architecture: St. Peter’s Basilica Why I like it– put me into an absolute awe when I walked in; the amount of detail put into everything as well as the mathematical proportions done to make you feel like a doll in a dollhouse are … Continue reading Scavenger hunt! by Mikayla Bridges
I’m back home now, in St. Petersburg, Florida, in America, far away from Europe, far away from Italy, far away from Rome. In all honesty, at first, I was pretty nonchalant about going on the trip, mostly just doing it because I knew it would look good for college. However, I have never been more … Continue reading Reflecting. by Cheyenne Lake
So this post is meant to be a reflection on our entire trip, good thing too because I spend this entire day on a plane and I’m pretty sure that wouldn’t yield for any interesting post topics. Where should I start? Honestly there is so much I experienced here. It wasn’t just an amazing trip … Continue reading Reflection on Italy by Christian Bean
Yesterday, we went to Frescati for the afternoon. We also saw the Pantheon. I thought it was pretty amazing how architecturally advanced the Romans were to be able to build a structure with a dome and shape the floor in a way to keep it from flooding or collapsing in on itself. Sometimes, I wonder … Continue reading My Last Day in Italy by Cassidy Slockett
Today was comprised of a lot of travel and a lot of sadness for leaving. All of us were trying to find a way to get left behind. I tried to pay Mr. Hesting to “forget” me, but he sadly said no. All of the sadness comes from this being one of the best trips … Continue reading Traveling Home! by Mikayla Bridges
Today was our last day in Rome, and also our catch up day. We started off by taking a metro to the Pantheon again to try to see it before we leave. Luckily it was open today so we were able to go inside. I think my favorite part about the pantheon wasn’t the art … Continue reading On the Final day of Italy~ by Benjamin Cheaney
On this day we left to see everything we haven’t yet to that point, again; it was relevantly short due to the fact that the only thing that we didn’t see was the Pantheon. Which is a really interesting building, I know that there was a time that Christians shunned anything related to paganism so … Continue reading The perfect ending to an amazing trip. by Christian Bean
Today, in class we talked about genocide. Evidently, genocide is an international issue. The “ethnic cleansing” of a specific group of people based on who they are, obviously raises international conflict. A few of the specific genocide incidents we talked about were: Serbia-Bosnia, Darfur, Rwanda, and the Holocaust. There is steps that lead up to … Continue reading Livin’ in the Ghetto by Cheyenne Lake