September 19, 2024 The Italian movie theaters are incredibly small. I walked out of class and it was pouring down outside. It’s been raining a lot lately, but I don’t mind because I had the incredible foresight of getting an umbrella early. Also because Rome looks gorgeous in the rain. When it rains in San …
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Navigating Rome is like finding a fork in the road after another fork in the road. Each fork leads to somewhere you weren’t expecting to go, but you might just come across the Pantheon if you’re lucky. This past week has been a lot of exploring. The other day my friend April and I decided …
This city is not real. I woke up on my first full day in Rome and immediately got ready for an appointment on campus. I had never made the walk before, but my roommate had. So of course, she led the way. Ordinarily, it would’ve felt like a long walk first thing in the morning, …
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If I could put one emotion on the feeling of landing in the city that will be home for the next few months, it would have to be all of them. For one, I’m antsy after a 14 hour flight and my body is itching to do more than walk back and forth. I’ve tried …
August 17, 2024 Right now, I’m a week away from studying abroad in Rome. This is the first of many posts I’m making for this blog to document my travels this fall. As I write this, I’m on the back of a boat to Catalina Island for a last weekend trip before I go. My …