Classes are going well, though they are all 2.5 hours long. I like wednesdays because I only have one class at 9 am and then have the whole day to myself. My social psychology class is a little boring, because I've learned most of the material already in all of my other classes. Archaeology class, however, is one of the most fascinating classes I could have taken. I have two professors (a girl from Italy who looks like Dina, and a guy from France named Simone) who are both archaeologists and are REALLY into their jobs. They showed us pictures of the dig site they work at, and yesterday even brought in artifacts from the sites, such as handles from mirrors, and clay pottery.
Last weekend the program I came to Italy through took us to Rome for the weekend. We left at 7 am (Eww) from a church halfway across the city. When we arrived in Rome we immediately went on a walking tour of the city. Unfortunately, it rained almost the entire time we were in Rome, but we all tried to make the best of it. Even more unfortunately, this is when my cold started to turn to bronchitis. On the tour, we were able to see the Trevi Fountain, Spanish steps, and all of the other Roman landmarks, minus Vatican city and the Colosseum. Friday night a few friends and I met up and walked around, but called it an early night since we had things we had to do in the morning. Saturday, we woke up early and went on a guided tour of St. Peter's Basilica and the Castel Sant'Angelo, which is right outside of Vatican city. The castle was originally built as a mausoleum for Emperor Hadrian, but ended up being a safe haven for popes due to the secret passage that connects it to the Vatican. If you read the DaVinci Code, it talks about this place.
After the tour I had to sleep, and did so for approximately four hours... oops.
On sunday, we woke up and checked out, and were allowed some free time so I walked around and took pictures, especially of the place where Caesar was stabbed. Around 1:30, we all met at our hotel and we went on a bus tour of Rome to see all the things that were too far away for us to walk to. Then the bus dropped us off of the Colosseum, and we had a guided tour of that. For the first time in about ten days it was NOT raining, and we saw the sun!! ...and there are no words to describe how happy I was.
I definitely regret not being able to see more of Rome while I was there... so that just means I will have to go back! I will want to see the Roman forum, and the Sistine chapel, because the tours we had did not include them. I also did not throw my coin into the Trevi fountain, so I will have to go back to Rome to ensure that I... well.. go back to Rome again ;)
Arrivederci :)
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