Today we didn’t have any class, so we went out for tours in the morning. I can’t remember exactly what we saw on our way to the Pantheon. It was some sort of fountain, I remember that. We also saw a few more churches and a Gothic church, which I think I liked the best, … Continue reading on the seventh day of Italy~ by Benjamin Cheaney
Well, it is Saturday and we road the bus down to the part of Rome that holds many world famous hot spots, a few that we visited are: the Trevi Fountain, the Pantheon, and the Spanish Steps. Starting with the Trevi Fountain, we all threw in our three coins; one coin means you’ll return to … Continue reading Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul = FIREWORKS! by Cheyenne Lake
Today was the real beginning to the end of our trip. We are finished with class, so we started the day at 8 and with the tours. Mike took us to a wide variety of Rome’s locations, both well-known and off the beaten path. We went to see the Trevi Fountain, and it didn’t even … Continue reading Some more life lessons from Rome by Mikayla Bridges
Today was an interesting day; there was actually a long break between class and the tour for that day. Though I have to admit that I was kind of disappointed that we had no more classes in the morning, I really did enjoy the conversations we got into. After class the day was nice, we … Continue reading Today I embark on one of my favorite things to do, people watching by Christian Bean
Today was our last day of class at the university. We spent the class discussing the role of women in different countries around the world. We looked at the beautiful view out of the classroom windows for the last time, and we headed back to the hotel. We would not be starting our tour until … Continue reading That Pope Clement VII Was a Funny Guy by Lily Gayton
It is now Friday, the week has flown by. It is our last day of class and the realization that our time here is almost over hits us. This was our last day of class in which we discussed VARIOUS controversial topics being debating in our world internationally every day. Closing our class time at … Continue reading Vatican Museum and the Sistene Chapel! by Cheyenne Lake
Sadly, we are starting to feel the end of the trip approaching. We had our last day of class today, discussing the role of women and their rights in our respective countries. It is amazing to see how lucky I am to be a woman who lives in America, compared to the rights of women … Continue reading Do As The Romans Do by Mikayla Bridges
Today the excitement picked back up. It was our last day of class in the class room. We didn’t have anything planned for the early afternoon so after class and lunch we were able to go out into town and shop around for a few hours. It was kind of disappointing because around ninety eight … Continue reading On the sixth day of Italy~ by Benjamin Cheaney
In today’s class, we talked about embassies and their purposes, including their pros and cons. Seen in the fact I slept through five alarms this morning, I was extremely tired today and fell into a deep sleep during the 10 minute break between classes. After being shaken awake, we began our UN discussion on drug … Continue reading Another Great Day!! by Mikayla Bridges
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