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
Trip Blog!
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
Planes, Pasta, No-Sleep
Our first day in Italy was an adventure. The flight was very long, and I didn’t sleep, but they didn’t lose my luggage which is always something that terrifies me whenever I fly. After we landed, we quickly got to… Read More