Day 8
Hello from Rome! Sorry we have been slow on the blog lately, but we intend to get caught up soon! This post will cover last Wednesday and Thursday.
9:30 a.m.-12:30p.m.
We woke up and went to modern Italian history class. It was pretty interesting. It is a long class, but our teacher is nice and gives us a break half way through.
12:30-2:30 p.m.
We ate lunch at Mensa and then did some homework.
3-6 p.m.
We visited the Pantheon! Here is a view from the front:
The Pantheon was originally constructed as a pagan temple by Agrippa in honor of Augustus Caesar. It has been since converted into a Christian church. Here is a link to the video of the inside:
After exiting the Pantheon, Jordan photo bombed a picture with some Roman soldiers. He looks really confused because he thought that Rome had fallen thousand of years ago:
5-6 p.m.
We then went to the Trevi Fountain! Here is a link to a video:
6-9 p.m.
We met up with some friends of our friend Thomas. We then decided to find a good place to eat by getting good and lost away from the city center. Huge success! Found a place that has a wicked muscles and calamari marinara.
9 p.m.-12 a.m.
We went back to the Rome Center, did some homework, and then went to bed!
Day 9
9:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m.
We woke up and went to Ancient Greek Art class. Our professor is very interesting, and he seems really nice. Jordan had trouble staying awake though because the professor refused to turn on the lights for class. We went over the Minoan culture and looked at some of the remains of the Great Palace of Knossos.
12:30-2 p.m.
We ate lunch in Mensa. Good stuff.
2-3 p.m.
Italian class. It is actually pretty fun. It is not too difficult so far. I learned that "presto" means "hurry up!"
3-8 p.m.
Did homework, checked email, did laundry, ate dinner.
8:30-9:45 p.m.
Played some basketball! It was fun! There is a court right behind the dorms.
10 p.m.-12:30 a.m.
Packed and got ready for our trip to Tuscany.
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