Another amazing day in Roma. Today was our Vatican visit. We spent the day in Vatican City where we started with a media visit where we talked to representatives from Vatican News. This was a really neat visit because we… Read More
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May 8: Pizza, pain, and the Pope
Today was a challenge. Good, but a challenge. Our group started the day with a visit to the center of the Vatican media operations. We spoke with Alessandro Gisotti (social media), Charlotte Smeds (Instagram,) and Roberto Romolo (international relations and broadcast.)… Read More
Day Three: A Trip to the Vatican
In my previous blog post, I discussed how I took quite a few art history classes at Slippery Rock University. Today I had the pleasure of visiting the Vatican to view more pieces that I learned about. It is one… Read More
Italy, Day 3: Rome
Today we visited the Vatican to learn more about how their media operates. We visited the Vatican Secretariat for Communication, and listened to members of the Vatican media system talk about their experiences. The speakers largely focused on how they… Read More
Nuns just wanna have fun
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
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