Arriving in Rome felt a lot like coming home. I’ve never lived in Italy. In fact, today was my very first day even stepping foot in the country. But somehow, this foreign land doesn’t seem so foreign at all. As… Read More
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Sleep has never felt so good 5/6/18
As I’m laying on a bottom bunk in our hostile room, I’ve realized that sleep has never felt so good. I woke up on Saturday morning at 5 a.m., left my house at 6 and made the 1 hour and… Read More
Day One: Restless in Rome
Seven hour overlay and a nine hour flight. Am I excited? Yes. Am I tired? An even bigger yes. It was a long journey to get to Rome, filled with many challenges like uncomfortable airplane seats, not being able to… Read More
Day One: Culture Shock
So my mind and body could not physically process the fact that I am in a different country. Whenever I got off the flight to Italy, I looked around and felt I was still in the United States. Walking through… Read More
Italy, Day 1: Rome
On Saturday morning my dad and I woke up at 3 am to get to the Pittsburgh airport in time for our first flight from Pittsburgh to JFK. The flight was very short, and we arrived at JFK around 12.… Read More
Day 1: Immediate Immersion into Italy
As I signed up for this class, I thought I was an expert at flying. In the past couple months, I would fly every couple weeks and handle layovers like a pro. However, I was not prepared for the flight that… Read More
Time After Time
As I sit in my bed in our hostel in Rome, trying to spark some inspiration to write, I just keep thinking about something I noticed about the city during my jet-lagged, weary state. My eyes kept being drawn to… Read More
PGH—->ROME, Day 1
It’s 10:00 here in Rome (4:00pm Pittsburgh time) and I’m already snuggled into my bed and more exhausted than I’ve been in a long time. I haven’t had more than one hour of sleep in the past 27 hours, and… Read More
May 6: Running on jet lag and a dream
I am in Rome, finally. Something I have dreamed about for nearly half of my life. As Lizzie McGuire would say, “This is what dreams are made of.” After traveling for 20+ hours through many dangers, toils, and snares (mainly… Read More
Day 1: Def Leppard and Rome
Upon embarking on our 9-hour flight to Rome last night, I spent the first hour of the journey listening to Vault: Def Leppard’s Greatest Hits in its entirety. All of the music on my phone got wiped somehow a few… Read More