Today was a bit of a challenge for me, I woke up really drowsy. And that theme lasted all day long. The weather has also been bringing down my mood a lot. I’m trying not to let it get to… Read More
Trip Blog!
Spilling Tea at the Vatican (5/8/18)
Rome, Italy A cab just dropped me off in a shady alleyway at night (no, I wasn’t alone). But you’re probably wondering how I got here. Well, we started off the day at Vatican Radio, where I signed up to… Read More
Day 3: The Catholic Disney World
Hi everyone! Today, we all were able to visit Vatican City. It is the equivalent of Disney World to Catholics. While visiting Vatican Media, I learned that the Pope does not write and/ or post his own tweets. This news… Read More
Mama Mia! What a Day!
After another night of sleep following a long day, I got up to go eat some breakfast, eating basically the same thing as yesterday. Immediately following, I went back to my room to get ready for the day ahead. … Read More
Day 3: The Pittsburgh Weather Came With?
As this morning rolled around, the tiredness set in. Being busy for a majority of the day is starting to set in, but so far, I’ve been able to pull through. (Maybe i just need to settle on drinking more… Read More
Public Transportation: Roman Style
Mamma Mia, what a day. I can’t even begin to describe to you the pain in my feet from today’s adventures. My phone says I’ve walked 10,331 steps, but I think I’ve walked many more. We started out our day… Read More
CCD didn’t tell me about this…
When I was a kid, I went to CCD class once a week up until I was in 8th grade. My memory of those years is faded, but I can distinctly remember some things: the pungent smell of the candles… Read More
Exploring the Vatican
Hello! Today was a very interesting day that I’m sure I could go on for hours about. But it feels like I don’t have the energy to do even that! Today tuckered me out so badly that I’m already in… Read More
PGH—->Rome, Day 3
It seems as if the only free time I have is this late at night and I spend it writing a new post. But hey! It’s finally time to get into our visit to the Colosseum and Vatican City. We… Read More
Day 2: Politics, power, and media
Well, I’m adjusted to the Italian time change. We didn’t have to do anything until noon today, but we had breakfast from 8:15-9:00. I took a trip to the nearby supermarket to get some snacks for the day and went… Read More