Today was our second day in Rome, and it included gelato, the Colosseum, and surprise rainstorms. We woke up early this morning for a free breakfast at our hostel, and then took a short walk around the neighborhood. We took… Read More
Trip Blog!
Day Two: A Trip to Ancient Rome
When I was in my undergraduate studies at Slippery Rock University, I kicked around many majors and minors. Upon entering the university, I started out as a chemistry major, which was a horrible idea considering I am not strong with… Read More
Day 2 – When In Rome
Hello friends! Today was a fabulous day 2 in Rome. Laura and I woke up early and had to share our small bathroom to get ready. We went to breakfast in our hostel’s lobby. I tried breakfast pie, nutella toast,… Read More
Day Due
Today was amazing. We started the day by climbing to the top of a hill to the American University of Rome which we talked to Dr. Bini about Italian media and the most interesting thing I took from his lecture… Read More
PGH—->ROME, Day 2
11:00pm here (or at least when I started writing this)! Again, all snuggled into bed after an exhausting day. How is Monday over already? We woke up and had breakfast in the lobby of our hotel. Breakfast was…interesting on my… Read More
I’ve Got No Stamina (5/7/18)
Rome, Italy You heard it here first—I can’t keep up. I’ve learned that it’s best for me to walk near the back of the group, as not to get in anybody’s way (Are you ever the most inconvenient person to… Read More
My, My, Pizza Pie!
Today was the first time we were allowed to venture off on our own in Italy. In the morning my roommates and I took a walk around our hotel to get ourselves better acquainted with the area and took some… Read More
People, Power and Media + My First Legal Drink!
As my alarm went off at 8:15, I woke up from a much needed night of sleep to get ready to go down to breakfast. Breakfast was followed by another much needed nap until we met at 11:40 a.m. to… Read More
Italy Day #2: AUR, The Colosseum & The Roman Forum
Today we had a nice leisurely morning. There’s a grocery store next door to the hostel so I was able to get some fresh prosciutto, cheese and crackers to supplement the selection of pastries for breakfast. I also got my… Read More
When in Rome… find your family?
As I was enjoying an amazing “pizza con funghi” with my friends, I got a text from my professor. “Your cousin David says hi.” What in the world? I thought. How? Of all the places in Rome, of all of… Read More