Another wonderful (and rainy) day in Rome! I skipped breakfast this morning to sleep in a little bit. No big deal, I normally don’t eat breakfast anyway. So when I eventually rolled out of bed, I got ready to leave… Read More
Day 3 Vatican News and Sylvia Poggioli!
Fully awake this day and ready for a full day! The energy came back, thank goodness, and the allure of the amazing opportunity to have dinner with my NPR favorite Sylvia Poggioli made me want to push though the day… Read More
Ravioli, Ravioli, Give me the Forum-oli
Song of the Day: Fly Me to the Moon by Frank Sinatra I found the sheet music for this song in the songbook on top of the white piano in Marlon Brando’s old apartment. I wanted to play and sing it after… Read More
Day 4 – the one where Carrie drops her gelato
Rome, Day 4 Started off my day with another crappy shot of espresso, but it was worth it because our first media visit was my favorite one yet. We visited Arkage, a section of Art Attack Group. It’s a… Read More
The One Where We Visit The Media (5-9-18)
Today we had two media visits: An ad-agency and an Italian newspaper. The ad-agency, called Ad Attack was founded in 2001. The presentation they gave us was so refreshing and energetic, which was really engaging and enjoyable as an audience… Read More
Day 4 Finesse Report: Drippin’
If I ever wanted to work abroad, I suppose I could work with Arkage (Art Attack). They were one of two media visits that we had today. Their presentation focused mostly on digital and consumer experience marketing, which are both… Read More
PGH—->Rome, Day 4
Ciao!! Today was less busy, thank goodness. I needed a day to recover slightly. I forgot to mention yesterday that our first media visit of the day was with the Vatican News! This was a great opportunity to learn more… Read More
Left and Right Side of the Brain, Plus a Small Accident
A snoozed alarm woke me up for my daily breakfast. Of course, after breakfast, I got ready for our first media visit at Art Attack. We all gathered in the lobby at 9:40 and Matteo walked us to around where… Read More
Day 4 – ItalYINZERS
Buona sera! Today was a lighter day for us, which was still packed with adventure in Roma! We started off at Art Attack (Arkage), an advertising agency in the cutest little Italian alley. Three of the agency’s members, managing partner… Read More
May 9: Journalism journeys
This morning with sleep in our eyes and still aching feet we departed to Arkage/Art Attack, an advertising and marketing agency in Trastevere. The office space was adorable and modern, exactly what you’d expect from a creative agency. We spoke… Read More